Effect of Anorectal Biofeedback on Encopresis in School Aged Girls After Sexual Assault
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Fecal Incontinence
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 5 years and 11 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
The cause of fecal incontinence after sexual abuse is the improper functioning of anal sphincter muscles, as a result of their damage and/or neurological changes including the disturbance perception of sensory stimuli from the anal canal. Biofeedback therapy using visual and verbal feedback techniqu...
The cause of fecal incontinence after sexual abuse is the improper functioning of anal sphincter muscles, as a result of their damage and/or neurological changes including the disturbance perception of sensory stimuli from the anal canal. Biofeedback therapy using visual and verbal feedback techniques has emerged as an useful option in managing fecal incontinence and levator ani syndrome. The goal of biofeedback training is to improve bowel function by restoring a normal pattern of defecation.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04652024
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Not Provided
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