20
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2002
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2002
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2003
Placebo
In order to produce similar taste and color, 7 drops of caramel color and 10 drops of orange essence were mixed into 1.6 liters of boiling water. The patients received 150 ml of placebo 3 times a day for 5 days.
Klein Laxative Tea
The laxative tea was prepared using 1 gram of grinded plant into 150 ml of water, left under infusion by 5 minutes. Patients received 150 ml of tea 3 times a day for 5 days.
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
OTHER
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
OTHER_GOV
Laboratório Klein Ltda.
UNKNOWN
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
OTHER