Non-drug therapies for the management of chronic constipation in adults: the CapaCiTY research programme including three RCTs

Non-drug therapies for the management of chronic constipation in adults: the CapaCiTY research programme including three RCTs

Background: Chronic constipation affects 1–2% of adults and significantly affects quality of life. Beyond the use of laxatives and other basic measures, there is uncertainty about management, including the value of specialist investigations, equipment-intensive therapies using biofeedback, transanal...

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Main Authors: Charles H Knowles, Lesley Booth, Steve R Brown, Samantha Cross, Sandra Eldridge, Christopher Emmett, Ugo Grossi, Mary Jordan, Jon Lacy-Colson, James Mason, John McLaughlin, Rona Moss-Morris, Christine Norton, S Mark Scott, Natasha Stevens, Shiva Taheri, Yan Yiannakou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2021-11-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
anorectal physiology
biofeedback
chronic constipation
defaecatory disorder
trans-anal irrigation
ventral mesh rectopexy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09140

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https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09140

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