Impact of stoma for constipation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating complications, symptom improvement and quality of life after stoma in patients with chronic functional constipation
IRAS ID
180991
Contact name
Fareed Iqbal
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 6 days
Research summary
Constipation is common as almost everyone has been affected at some stage in their life. Some patients have symptoms that persist for longer requiring ongoing treatment. Without treatment quality of life in these people can be severely hampered. Treatments such as laxatives and bowel re-training programs called Biofeedback help the majority. However a small proportion of patients have ongoing symptoms. Treating these patients effectively is extremely challenging. There are no treatments available for this group. In some cases, a stoma is the only option. This is when a part of the bowel is brought onto the surface of the tummy allowing movement of bowel content into a bag. The impact of living with a stoma for other reasons like bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease has been researched well. Stomas made for chronic constipation has been researched less well.
This research project aims to evaluate previously recorded surgical data alongside data collected from postal questionnaires and interviews, the direct impact of a stoma in patients with chronic constipation. It also wishes to evaluate whether symptoms are improved and whether the procedure offers any improvement to quality of life.
This research will help doctors and nurses who care for patients with constipation appreciate the influence a stoma on quality of life. This will allow for better patient selection in future cases.REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/WM/0174
Date of REC Opinion
16 Jun 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion