CompletedNot Applicable

Guideline to Implementation: A Rapid Clinical Care Pathway to Care for Patients Affected by Chronic Constipation

United States109 participantsStarted 2024-07-30

Plain-language summary

The study is being completed to test the pilot implementation of a rapid clinical care pathway for chronic constipation in the University of Michigan Gastroenterology clinic. This study will learn how often patients get better and how satisfied patients are with care decisions, when seen by a gastroenterologist for medical advice on constipation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has Chronic constipation as a main symptom * Participant is able to participate in pelvic floor physical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has taken narcotic pain medication in the past 30 days * Participant has been scheduled for a test called an anorectal manometry in the past * Participant has been scheduled to see a pelvic floor physical therapist in the past * Participant is pregnant

What they're measuring

Percentage of encounters in which anorectal physiology testing is ordered or performed at the baseline routine-care gastroenterology office appointment

Timeframe: Day 1 (Baseline = initial appointment after consent)

Percentage of encounters in which pelvic floor physical therapy is ordered at the baseline routine-care gastroenterology office appointment

Timeframe: Day 1 (Baseline = initial appointment after consent)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06352827

SponsorUniversity of Michigan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-08

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