ISRCTN ISRCTN45147456
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN45147456
Secondary identifying numbers AP0679
Submission date
01/03/2001
Registration date
01/03/2001
Last edited
20/10/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Digestive System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Christine Norton
Scientific

Physiology Unit
St Mark's Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow Middlesex
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 8235 4167
Email csnorton@aol.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleBiofeedback for faecal incontinence: a randomised controlled trial
Study objectivesAdded 09/01/2009:
Behavioural treatment (biofeedback) improves faecal incontinence when compared to standard care.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedFaecal incontinence
InterventionConservative management +/- biofeedback
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureAdded 09/01/2009:
1. Diary
2. Symptom questionnaire
3. Continence score
4. Patient's rating of change
5. Quality of life (36-item Short-Form Health Survey [SF36] and disease specific)
6. Psychologic status (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
7. Anal manometry
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2003
Completion date01/06/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants171
Key inclusion criteriaAdults with faecal incontinence.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2003
Date of final enrolment01/06/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Physiology Unit
Harrow Middlesex
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Action Medical Research (UK)
Charity

Vincent House
Horsham West Sussex
RH12 2DP
United Kingdom

Website http://www.action.org.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/01wcqa315

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Action Medical Research (UK)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Alternative name(s)
actionmedres, action medical research for children, AMR
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/11/2003 Yes No