Efficacy of an Herbal Dietary Supplement (Smooth Move) in the Management of Constipation in Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 556-561

  Bub, Sam ^a   Brinckmann, Josef ^b   Cicconetti, Greg ^c   Valentine, Barbara ^a  

^a Cedarbrook Nursing Home   (United States)

^b Traditional Medicinals Inc   (United States)

^c MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; elderly; herbal tea; laxatives; randomized clinical trial senna

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL EXTRACT; BISACODYL; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CITRUS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; DOCUSATE SODIUM; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; LAXATIVE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; SENNOSIDE A; SENNOSIDE B; SMOOTH MOVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750509639     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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