Mechanisms of Improving Fecal Continence Muscles Motor Function
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Fecal Incontinence
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 340 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin · Other
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About This Trial
The investigators hypothesize that different continence muscles have different fatigue characteristics and fatigue induced by resisted contractions will result in significant increase in contractility of the continence muscles and improvement of fecal incontinence severity.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy volunteers without past or present history of fecal incontinence
* Patients age 18 years and older with reduced anal resting and or squeeze pressure, reflecting weakness of the anal sphincters who can perform the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any one less than 18 years…
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