U.S., Jan. 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07337343) titled 'Co-Development and Validation of Colonic Symptom Pictograms for Young People' on Dec. 14, 2025.
Brief Summary: Severe constipation affects 10% of children, often leading to significant physical and emotional distress. While constipation is commonly associated with impaired bowel movements, it is fundamentally linked to abnormalities in colonic motility - the coordinated contractions that facilitate passage of stool through the colon and out of the body. Diagnosis of constipation is based upon the Rome IV criteria, which assess symptoms as reported or remembered over the previous 3 months.
However, reporting symptoms experienced can...