Title: Aging and Fecal Incontinence (Claude Pepper Center Study)

Condition Category: Obstetrics/Gynecology

Alternate Condition Category: Healthy Volunteer Studies

Study Description: Fecal incontinence is a condition where women accidentally leak bowel movements at inappropriate times. We will recruit 30 women for a Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center study to examine the effects of aging on the structure and function of the anal sphincter; study groups include: 10 younger women who have good bowel control, 10 older women who have good bowel control, and 10 older women who do not have good bowel control. The commitment involves two study visits to the University of Michigan Medical Campus in Ann Arbor, which will take approximately 1.5 hours each. Each participant will be asked to fill out a questionnaire, undergo clinical bowel tests, a brief pelvic exam, an ultrasound, and finally an MRI scan.

Eligibility

Age Range: From 20 to 90 years

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: All

Race: All

Smoking: Both Smoking and Nonsmoking Volunteers

Medication: No Restriction. This study is seeking: both healthy subjects and patients with specified condition.

Other Eligibility Factors

• Women with fecal incontinence 60 to 90 years old
• Women without fecal incontinence 20 to 40 years old
• Women without fecal incontinence 60 to 90 years old
  

Location of Study Visits: Ann Arbor, MI

Principal Investigator: Dee E. Fenner, MD

Compensation: Up to $250

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Enrollment Information

Contact for this study:
Hamilton,Quinn Marie
734-936-5460
quinnh@umich.edu

PLEASE NOTE: Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. If you have specific questions regarding your health care, please call your primary care physician.