Effectiveness of Docusate in Preventing/Treating Constipation in Palliative Care Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if docusate is effective in the treatment of constipation in palliative care patients.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta
• Collaborators: Capital Care; College of Family Physicians of Canada; College of Family Physicians of Canada (Janus Research Grant); Covenant Health
• Treatments: Bismuth subsalicylate; Senna Extract; Sennoside A&B; Sennosides

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• greater than or equal to 18 years of age

• new admissions

• able to take oral medications

• patient and/or personal directive agent (proxy) provides written consent

• does not have a stoma

• no difficulty swallowing

• no previous intolerance/contraindications to docusate

• palliative performance greater than or equal to 20%

Exclusion Criteria:

• less than 18 years of age

• failing to provide consent

• unable to take oral medication/difficulty swallowing

• previous intolerance/contraindications to docusate (Colace)

• patients who have a stoma

• palliative performance status < 20%