Physiotherapy plus conventional treatment versus conventional treatment only in the treatment of functional constipation in children: design of a randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study in primary care

• Main Authors: Jojanneke J. G. T. van Summeren (Author), Gea A. Holtman (Author), Yvonne Lisman- van Leeuwen (Author), Lisa E. A. M. Louer (Author), Alice H. C. van Ulsen-Rust (Author), Karin M. Vermeulen (Author), Boudewijn J. Kollen (Author), Janny H. Dekker (Author), Marjolein Y. Berger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Our aim was to design a study to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding physiotherapy to conventional treatment for children with functional constipation in primary care. Physiotherapy is focusing on improving the coordination between the pelvic floor and abd...