An interventional study of Functional Magnetic Stimulation in Constipation, sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-02-03.
Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Functional Magnetic stimulation (FMS) on gastrointestinal motility in patients suffering from chronic constipation due to non-neurological issues.
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the usefulness of FMS as a noninvasive method to stimulate the GI motility in individuals with non-neurological constipation by adopting a 5-week conditioning protocol performed in a hospital outpatient setting. FMS has demonstrated the ability to generate significant rectal pressure and enhance GI transit in normal and spinal cord injury subjects. With proper abdominal muscle conditioning, FMS may improve colonic motility partly due to improved abdominal muscle tone.
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FMS will be administered for 5 weeks
Device: Functional Magnetic Stimulation
FMS at 5% intensity for 5 weeks
Device: Functional Magnetic Stimulation
20 minute stimulation will be applied 5 days a week for 5 weeks
Also known as: Commericially available magnetic stimulations with round magnetic coils.
Effectiveness of FMS in accelerating the gastric emptying in patients with non-neurological constipation after 5-week conditioning protocol
Time frame: 5 weeks after conditioning
Effectiveness of FMS in reducing the colonic transit time in patients with non-neurological constipation after a 5 week conditioning period
Time frame: 5 weeks after conditioning
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