Flixweed vs. Polyethylene Glycol in the Treatment of Childhood Functional Constipation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
| Author | Majid Nimrouzi | en |
| Author | Omid Sadeghpour | en |
| Author | Mohammad Hadi Imanieh | en |
| Author | Mohammadreza Shams Ardekani | en |
| Author | Alireza Salehi | en |
| Author | Mohamad Bagher Minaei | en |
| Author | Mohammad M. Zarshenas | en |
| Orcid | Majid Nimrouzi [0000-0003-4630-2082] | en |
| Issued Date | 2015-04-28 | en |
| Abstract | Background:: Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is often considered as the first-line treatment for functional constipation in children. Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb et Berth (D. sophia) is a safe recommended medicine in Iranian folk and Traditional Persian Medicine for the treatment of constipation. Objectives:: To clinically compare D. sophia with PEG 4000 (without electrolyte) in pediatric constipation and to assess its efficacy and side effects. Patients and Methods:: 120 patients aged 2 - 12 years with constipation for at least 3 months were included in an 8 weeks lasting randomized controlled trial within two parallel-groups. Children received either PEG, 0.4 g/kg/day, or D. sophia seeds, 2 grams (for children aged 2 - 4 years) and 3 grams (for those aged > 4 years) per day. Results:: A total of 109 patients completed the study (56 in D. sophia and 53 in PEG group). At the end of the study, 36 (64.3%) patients in D. sophia group and 29 (54.7%) in PEG group were out of Rome III criteria (P = 0.205). Median weekly stool frequency in 0, 1, 2, 3 weeks of the treatment was found to be 2, 5, 5, 5 in D. sophia and 3, 4, 4, 5 in PEG group (P = 0.139, 0.076, 0.844, 0.294), respectively. The number of patients who suffered flatulence was less (5, 8.9%) in D. sophia group as compared to PEG group (6, 11.3%) at the end of the trial (P = 0.461). D. sophia taste was less tolerated. Conclusions:: D. sophia is introduced as a cheap and available medication which can be applied as a safe alternative to conventional PEG in the management of pediatric chronic functional constipation. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.425 | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Keyword | Constipation | en |
| Keyword | Polyethylene Glycol | en |
| Keyword | <i>Descurainia Sophia</i> | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Flixweed vs. Polyethylene Glycol in the Treatment of Childhood Functional Constipation: A Randomized Clinical Trial | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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