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Core training and nutrition may ease constipation and stress in overweight women

NCT ID NCT07694830

Symptom relief Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study looks at whether combining core-based movement exercises with nutritional counseling can reduce stress, improve cholesterol levels, and ease constipation in overweight women with functional constipation. Sixty women will be split into two groups: one gets both exercise and diet advice, the other gets diet advice alone. The trial measures changes in stress hormones, cholesterol, stool consistency, sleep quality, and quality of life over 8 weeks.

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Active substance
core-based movement exercise program and guideline-based nutritional counselling
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-drug approach to ease constipation and related stress in overweight women.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The exercise and diet changes may not significantly improve stress or constipation for everyone.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 60 people

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Expected to start

Aug 2026

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Expected to finish

Mar 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 45 years

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female participants diagnosed with functional constipation according to Rome IV diagnostic criteria. * Age between 18 and 45 years. * Body mass index between 25 and 29.9 kg/m². * Ability to participate safely in the core-based movement exercise program. * Willingness to follow the nutritional counselling program and study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will be excluded if they have any organic gastrointestinal disorder or any disease that may affect gastrointestinal transit or colonic function. * Participants with inflammatory bowel disease, concurrent infectious enteritis, malignant tumors, or a history of gastrointestinal surgery, including resection of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine, will be excluded. * Participants receiving steroids, antibiotics, immunosuppressive medications, or routinely using laxatives will be excluded. * Participants with hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or other endocrine or metabolic disorders that may affect gastrointestinal function will be excluded. * Participants with serious cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, hematological, neurological, or psychiatric disorders will be excluded. * Participants with a history or current evidence of alcohol abuse within the previous year will be excluded. * Participants currently engaged in an intense workout regimen will be excluded. * Participants with a musculoskeletal disability that may interfere with exercise applicability, such as cervical or lumbar radiculopathy, will be excluded.

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Conditions

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constipation disorder

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Functional constipation

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  • Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University

    Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, 33511, Egypt

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