UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders

Need men and women with chronic constipation

Organization	UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders Bioinformatics Building, CB# 7080 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080
Description	This study is designed to help alleviate the symptoms of chronic constipation.
Contact	Kim Meyer, CCRC
Phone	919-966-8328
Email	kimmey@med.unc.edu
Requirements	To participate in this study, patients must meet the following criteria: Adult man or woman Patient reports < 3 spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs) per week and meets one or more of the following symptoms for 12 weeks in the preceding 12 months (adapted from Rome II criteria for functional constipation): Straining during > 25% of bowel movements (BMs) Lumpy or hard stools during > 25% of BMs Sensation of incomplete evacuation during > 25% of BMs Patient must have successfully completed a negative colonoscopy within 5 years of the signature of the Informed Consent Form. However, if the patient is under 50 years of age, completion of a negative flexible sigmoidoscopy within 5 years is acceptable, provided there has been no history of rectal bleeding, weight loss, or anemia.
Compensation	$250.00

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