Efficacy of cellulose on functional constipation / 中华胃肠外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
; (12): 182-184, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of cellulose on functional constipation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A prospective, self-controlled, multicenter clinical trial of cellulose was conducted for 2 weeks in 240 patients with functional constipation according to the Rome III( criteria. Symptoms and characters of feces before and after the treatment were observed and evaluated according to a score scheme.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the 240 patients, the frequencies of defecation increased and the characters of feces was improved significantly after 2-week treatment. There were no adverse reactions observed throughout the clinical trial. The total efficacy was 82.1% at day 7 and 90.7% at day 14. The satisfactory rate of doctors was 83.8% and of patients was 83.8%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cellulose is effective and safe in the treatment of chronic functional constipation.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Celulose
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Constipação Intestinal
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Usos Terapêuticos
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Tratamento Farmacológico
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article