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Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. An adjustable toilet seat was designed by " Shva-Nach" Ltd company, and is designed to facilitate the angle sitting position.
Its efficacy will be evaluated in the current study, on 50 volunteers who suffer from constipation and meet the Rome 3 criteria for constipation.
Emptying disorders are of the most common causes of constipation. Laxatives are usually unsuccessful. Behavioral therapy such as anorectal biofeedback , have a limited success in most hospitals in this country. Toilet seat that lifts the legs and brings us into a sitting position closer to squatting (which is the desired physiological position) can relieve these patients in the emptying process.
The Company " Shva-Nach" Ltd. and its design team designed a seat at an angle slightly elevated and a toilet stool customized to the personal anatomy of each subject.
The purpose of the study: evaluating efficacy elevated toilet seat with a support of a brackets stool making emptying easier in patients with constipation and difficulty in emptying.
Methods: An open, randomized, crossover study in use of a toilet seat and comparing it to a standard seat.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental toilet seat | Experimental | Experimental toilet seat for 1 month |
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| Standard toilet seat | Sham Comparator | Standard toilet seat for 1 month |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Experimental toilet seat | Device |
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| Standard toilet seat |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in bowel movement frequency | 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in quality of life | According to QOL questionnaire | 2 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Yishai Ron, MD | Contact | 97236974176 | yishayr@tlvmc.gov.il |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | Tel Aviv | Israel | 6423966 | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003248 | Constipation |
| ID | Term |
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| D012817 | Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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