Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2014
Biofeedback-guided pelvic floor exercise therapy for obstructive defecation: an effective alternative.
Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Guideline
- The effect of biofeedback interventions on pain, overall symptoms, quality of life and physiological parameters in patients with pelvic pain : A systematic review.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defaecation in adults.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Pooled it
- Tai Chi's synergistic modulation on autonomic nervous activity and central autonomic networks in functional constipation patients: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- High-Resolution Anorectal Manometry and Balloon Expulsion Test Outcomes in Functional Constipation: A Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- 2022 Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2023Review
- Dyssynergic Defecation: A Comprehensive Review on Diagnosis and Management.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Constipation-induced pressor effects as triggers for cardiovascular events.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Review
- Intractable Constipation in the Elderly.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Efficacy and Predictors for Biofeedback Therapeutic Outcome in Patients with Dyssynergic Defecation.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2017Article
- Biofeedback treatment of chronic constipation: myths and misconceptions.Techniques in coloproctology · 2016Review
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo compare biofeedback-guided pelvic floor exercise therapy (BFT) with the use of oral polyethylene glycol (PEG) for the treatment of obstructive defecation.
methodsA total of 88 subjects were assigned to treatment with either BFT (n = 44) or oral PEG (n = 44). Constipation symptoms (including difficult evacuation, hard stool, digitation necessity, incomplete emptying sensation, laxative dependence, perianal pain at defecation, and constipation satisfaction), Wexner Scores, and quality of life scores were assessed after 1, 3, and 6 mo.
resultsAt the 6 mo follow-up, the symptoms of the BFT group patients showed significantly greater improvements compared with the PEG group regarding difficult evacuation, hard stools, digitation necessity, laxative dependence, perianal pain at defecation, constipation satisfaction, Wexner Constipation Score, and quality of life score (P < 0.05). The quality of life score of the BFT group at the final follow-up time (6 mo) was 80 ± 2.2. After a complete course of training, improvements in the clinical symptoms of the BFT group were markedly improved (P < 0.05), and the Wexner Constipation Scores were greatly decreased compared with the oral PEG group (P < 0.05).
conclusionWe concluded that manometric biofeedback-guided pelvic floor exercise training is superior to oral polyethylene glycol therapy for obstructive defecation.
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