BIOFEEDBACK FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE AMP; CONSTIPATION

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。本研究的目的是：1)比较三种治疗便秘的方法；2)根据患者的病史和研究入组前进行的生理测试，确定谁最有可能从这些治疗中受益；3)评估便秘对生活质量和抑郁、焦虑等心理特征的影响，以及治疗是否能改善这些方面。心理测试也将被检查，看看它们是否能预测哪些患者将从治疗中受益。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The goals of this study are: 1) to compare three methods for treating constipation; 2) to determine who is most likely to benefit from these treatments based on their medical history and the physiological tests that have been done prior to enrollment in the study; 3) to assess the impact of constipation on quality of life and on psychological traits such as depression and anxiety, and whether treatment leads to improvement in these areas. The psychological tests will also be examined to see if they predict which patients will benefit from the treatment.