What Laxative Should be Used After Hip Fracture Surgery?

PHASE4RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

375

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 7, 2024

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2027

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2027

Conditions
Hip Fractures
Interventions
DRUG

Bisacodyl

The patients' stool frequency, degree of constipation and side effects of the medication as well as pain, nausea and flatulence are scored once a day using the Bristol Stool Scale, Verbal Rank Scale and Patient Assessment of Constipation symptoms Questionnaire. If the first defecation has not occurred 72 hours after the end of the operation, the patients in all three groups are transferred to treatment with peristaltic-promoting agents

DRUG

Macrogol 3350 and electrolytes

The patients' stool frequency, degree of constipation and side effects of the medication as well as pain, nausea and flatulence are scored once a day using the Bristol Stool Scale, Verbal Rank Scale and Patient Assessment of Constipation symptoms Questionnaire. If the first defecation has not occurred 72 hours after the end of the operation, the patients in all three groups are transferred to treatment with peristaltic-promoting agents

DRUG

A combination of macrogol 3350 and electrolytes and bisacodyl

The patients' stool frequency, degree of constipation and side effects of the medication as well as pain, nausea and flatulence are scored once a day using the Bristol Stool Scale, Verbal Rank Scale and Patient Assessment of Constipation symptoms Questionnaire. If the first defecation has not occurred 72 hours after the end of the operation, the patients in all three groups are transferred to treatment with peristaltic-promoting agents

Trial Locations (2)

Unknown

RECRUITING

Hospital Lillebælt, Kolding Hospital, Kolding

RECRUITING

Odense University Hospital, Svendborg Hospital, Svendborg

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Independent Research Fund Denmark

INDUSTRY

lead

Odense University Hospital

OTHER

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