Non-pharmacological treatments for adult patients with functional constipation: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness, efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological therapies for patients with functional constipation.

Methods and analysis

We will electronically search OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, CINAHL, AMED and ISI web of knowledge without any language restrictions. We will also try to obtain literatures from other sources, such as a hand search of library journals or conference abstracts. After searching and screening of the studies, we will run a meta-analysis of the included randomised-controlled trials. We will summarise the results as risk ratio for dichotomous data and standardised or weighted mean difference for continuous data.

Dissemination

This systematic review will summarise current evidence for

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4054651 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature