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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Electromyographic Biofeedback on Quality of Life and Bowel Symptoms in Elderly Women With Dyssynergic Defecation.

Miguel A Simón, Ana M Bueno, Patricia Otero, Fernando L Vázquez, Vanessa Blanco

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Seoul Consensus on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Functional Constipation].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025
    Guideline
  2. Trial
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  6. Dyssynergic Defecation: A Comprehensive Review on Diagnosis and Management.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023
    Review
  7. Article
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  9. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.Current gastroenterology reports · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Miguel A SimónHealth Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain. simon@udc.es.ORCID 0000-0002-1256-7106
Ana M BuenoHealth Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain. ana.bueno@udc.es.
Patricia OteroHealth Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain. patricia.otero.otero@udc.es.
Fernando L VázquezDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. fernandolino.vazquez@usc.es.ORCID 0000-0002-5868-4025
Vanessa BlancoDepartment of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. vanessa.blanco@usc.es.
Universidade da Coruña · ESUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dyssynergic defecation is a usual cause of chronic constipation in elderly women, with a negative impact on health-related quality of life. The present randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of behavioral treatment through electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) on quality of life and bowel symptoms in elderly women with dyssynergic defecation. Twenty chronically constipated elderly women, due to dyssynergic defecation, were enrolled in the study. Outcome measures included weekly stool frequency, anismus index, severity of patient-reported chronic constipation symptoms (abdominal, rectal, and stool symptoms), and overall measure of quality of life. After 1 month of baseline, participants were randomly assigned to either EMG-BF group (

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ElectromyographyAgedAged, 80 and overAtaxiaBehavior TherapyBiofeedback, PsychologyConstipationDefecationFemaleHumansQuality of LifeTreatment Outcomebehavioral treatmentchronic constipationdyssynergic defecationEMG-biofeedback

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PMID31487902
PMCPMC6765857
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