Internet-based Treatment of Early Childhood Fecal Incontinence

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Conditions studied: Encopresis

In brief

Encopresis, also known as fecal incontinence, is the voluntary or involuntary passage of stools causing soiling of clothes by a child over 4 years of age. The purpose of this study is to evaluate an Internet intervention for the treatment of encopresis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00067769

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

91

Starts

2003-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-07

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child seen by pediatrician, family physician, or psychologist for the treatment of encopresis
• Access to the Internet, either through a family computer or a community computer

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of either mental retardation (IQ < 85) or
• A primary illness responsible for fecal soiling (e.g., spina bifida)

Where it is running

• University of Virginia Health System — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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