ArticleJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2016
Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation Combined with Biofeedback Therapy in Patients with Functional Constipation.
Article in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Efficacy and Tolerability of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the Treatment of Anxiety: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of biofeedback therapy for dyssynergic defaecation in adults.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Pooled it
- Dyssynergic Defecation: A Comprehensive Review on Diagnosis and Management.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsA large number of studies have shown that function constipation (FC) has an extremely high incidence of mental and psychological disorders. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) was applied to the treatment of psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression. We explored the effects of CES combined with biofeedback therapy (BFT) on the psychological state, clinical symptoms, and anorectal function in patients with FC.
methodsA total of 74 patients with FC were randomly divided into 2 groups. The control group received BFT. CES combined with BFT was carried out in the experiment group. All patients were assessed using the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and Wexner constipation score at baseline and the end of each course. Anorectal manometry and balloon expulsion tests were performed before and after treatment.
resultsAfter treatment, the participants in the experiment group had significantly lower score SAS, SDS, and Wexner constipation scores than the control group (all P < 0.05). The number of successful expulsion in the experiment group was larger than the control group (P = 0.016).
conclusionsCES combined with BFT was effective in improving the psychological status of anxiety, depression, and bowel symptoms in patients with FC.
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