Title
Efficacy and Safety of TJ-100 in the Treatment of Chronic Constipation
Phase
N/ALead Sponsor
Showa Inan General HospitalStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Chronic ConstipationIntervention/Treatment
tj-100 ...Study Participants
60TJ-100, a Japanese herbal medicine, is clinically effective in postoperative ileus. So it may activate bowel movement. This study will test the efficacy and safety of TJ-100 in the treatment of patients with chronic constipation.
TJ-100 2.5g three times per day for 6 weeks
Inclusion Criteria: chronic constipation defined as less than 3 spontaneous bowel movement frequencies per week had symptoms of abdominal bloating or discomfort Exclusion Criteria: mechanical bowel obstruction clinically systemic disease-induced constipation pregnancy