Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:04 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:04 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00985569
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the study:
* Adult men and women nursing home residents;
* Confirmed diagnosis of CIC using Rome criteria;
* Prescribed two or more laxatives, at recruitment;
* Taking 9 or more oral medicines (including prescription, OTC and prn)
* Free from conditions likely to be fatal within six months;
* Able to read or understand English; and
* Able and willing to provide informed consent or has a guardian/agent who can provide consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently pregnant;
* Presence of megacolon;
* Presence of rectal sigmoid cancer;
* Presence of colon cancer;
* Presence of anal incompetence;
* Conditions likely to be fatal within six months;
* Taking 8 or fewer medicines;
* Enrolled in hospice;
* Non-English speaking patients; and
* Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent and has no guardian/agent.
* Expected to be discharged within 3 months.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00985569
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00985569