New capsule could simplify constipation diagnosis
NCT ID NCT06850415
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new, locally made capsule to see if it can accurately diagnose slow-transit constipation. Twenty healthy volunteers and people with constipation took both the new capsule and a standard capsule at the same time. After five days, an abdominal X-ray counted how many markers remained. The goal was to see if the new capsule works as well as the standard one for diagnosis.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteers with normal bowel habit not meet the criteria for functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation according to Rome IV criteria * Participants with constipation according to Rome IV criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Previous abdominal surgery * Participants at risk for intestinal obstruction such as endometriosis, history of intra-abdominal infection * Receive medication which affect colonic transit such as opioids * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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