Effects of Physiotherapy in Children With Hirschsprung's Disease

NCT07156981 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: TABED1/1561/2025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of physiotherapy in children with Hirschsprung's disease who have bowel symptoms after surgery.

Conditions

Hirschsprung Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Bowel function

  Bowel function will be evaluated with a bowel diary. They will be asked to keep a bowel diary for 1 week, including the number and type of daily stools and the number of incontinent stools.

  before and after treatment (8-week change)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Constipation

  before and after treatment (8-week change)

• Pelvic floor muscle function

  before and after treatment (8-week change)

• Life quality

  before and after treatment (8-week change)

• Perception of improvement

  after treatment (8-week change)

• Compliance with recommendations

  after treatment (8-week change)

Study Arms (1)

Physiotherapy

OTHER

Physiotherapy program will be performed

Behavioral: Physiotherapy

Interventions

Physiotherapy BEHAVIORAL

The treatment program will include patient education, lifestyle recommendations, breathing exercises, pelvic floor muscle training, and stabilization exercises. The treatment program will last for a total of 8 weeks.

Physiotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 5-18 who have undergone surgery for Hirschsprung's disease and have intestinal symptoms, and who come for routine check-ups.
• Volunteering to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of a congenital and/or chronic disease
• Those with missing assessment parameters
• Having a history of any additional orthopedic, neurological or psychiatric disease that will affect the evaluation parameters
• Loss of sensation
• Mental retardation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hirschsprung Disease

Interventions

Physical Therapy Modalities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System Abnormalities; Digestive System Diseases; Megacolon; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Seyda Toprak Celenay

  Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Seyda Toprak Celenay

CONTACT

+90 312 906 1000; sydtoprak@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2025
• First Posted: September 5, 2025
• Study Start: September 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2025
• Study Completion: January 30, 2026
• Last Updated: September 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08