GuidelineNeurogastroenterology and motility2015
ANMS-ESNM position paper and consensus guidelines on biofeedback therapy for anorectal disorders.
Guideline in Neurogastroenterology and motility, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07705542 (Analysing the Impact of Balloon Inflated vs Balloon Deflated Push Manoeuvres in Chronically Constipated Patients During Biofeedback Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 103 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Analysing the Impact of Balloon Inflated vs Balloon Deflated Push Manoeuvres in Chronically Constipated Patients During Biofeedback Therapy
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pelvic floor physical therapy for functional constipation in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of biofeedback therapy on low anterior resection syndrome: a systemic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Anorectal manometry to diagnose dyssynergic defecation: Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defaecation in adults.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Pooled it
- [Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and functional constipation in adults: Treatment (Part 2 of 2)].Atencion primaria · 2017Guideline
- Recommendations for the reopening and activity resumption of the neurogastroenterology units in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Position of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neurogastroenterología.Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English)Guideline
- Randomized controlled trial of an Internet-of-Medical-Things device for patient-guided anorectal biofeedback therapy.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Pelvic floor physical therapy in patients with chronic anal fissure: a randomized controlled trial.Techniques in coloproctology · 2022Trial
- Sensory Adaptation Training or Escitalopram for IBS With Constipation and Rectal Hypersensitivity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2021Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Electromyographic Biofeedback on Quality of Life and Bowel Symptoms in Elderly Women With Dyssynergic Defecation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Home Biofeedback for the Treatment of Dyssynergic Defecation: Does It Improve Quality of Life and Is It Cost-Effective?The American journal of gastroenterology · 2019Trial
- Home-based versus office-based biofeedback therapy for constipation with dyssynergic defecation: a randomised controlled trial.The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2018Trial
- Beyond Biofeedback: Expanding Perspectives on Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Evacuation Disorders.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Biofeedback Therapy and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Constipation and Fecal Incontinence Are Very Different in Real-World Practice.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Biofeedback Therapy in Patients With Dyssynergic Defecation: A Hospital-Based Study in Eastern India.Cureus · 2026Article
- A Global Scoping Review of Clinicians' Perceptions of Anorectal Biofeedback Compared with Novel Australian Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Efficacy of biofeedback therapy for chronic constipation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Home-based biofeedback with local anal electrical stimulation for fecal incontinence in women without sphincter structural defects.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Research priorities for faecal incontinence in adults: A James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
43 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundAnorectal disorders such as dyssynergic defecation, fecal incontinence, levator ani syndrome, and solitary rectal ulcer syndrome are common, and affect both the adult and pediatric populations. Although they are treated with several treatment approaches, over the last two decades, biofeedback therapy using visual and verbal feedback techniques has emerged as an useful option. Because it is safe, it is commonly recommended. However, the clinical efficacy of biofeedback therapy in adults and children is not clearly known, and there is a lack of critical appraisal of the techniques used and the outcomes of biofeedback therapy for these disorders. PURPOSE: The American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility convened a task force to examine the indications, study performance characteristics, methodologies used, and the efficacy of biofeedback therapy, and to provide evidence-based recommendations. Based on the strength of evidence, biofeedback therapy is recommended for the short-term and long-term treatment of constipation with dyssynergic defecation (Level I, Grade A), and for the treatment of fecal incontinence (Level II, Grade B). Biofeedback therapy may be useful in the short-term treatment of Levator Ani Syndrome with dyssynergic defecation (Level II, Grade B), and solitary rectal ulcer syndrome with dyssynergic defecation (Level III, Grade C), but the evidence is fair. Evidence does not support the use of biofeedback for the treatment of childhood constipation (Level 1, Grade D).
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