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Laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care patients

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003448.pub2Copy DOI
Database:
  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Version published:
  1. 18 October 2006see what's new
Type:
  1. Intervention
Stage:
  1. Review
Cochrane Editorial Group:

  1. Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group

Copyright:
  1. Copyright © 2009 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors

  • Clare Miles

    Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, Department of Mental Health Sciences, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, UK

  • Deborah Fellowes

    Marie Curie Palliative Care Research and Development Unit, Marie Curie Cancer Care, London, UK

  • Margaret Lynn Goodman

    Marie Curie Palliative Care Research and Development Unit, Royal Free & University College Medical School , London, UK

  • Susie SM Wilkinson

    Palliative Care Research and Development Unit, Marie Curie Cancer Care, London, UK

Contributions of authors

MG, SW & DF developed the protocol.
CM, MG and DF refined and ran the searches, reviewed papers, extracted data and wrote the report.
SW reviewed papers and contributed to the report.

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • Marie Curie Research & Development Unit, UK.

  • Royal Free & University College Medical School, UK.

External sources

  • Janssen‐Cilag Ltd, UK.

Declarations of interest

Janssen‐Cilag has funded a Marie Curie Cancer Care study of the management of constipation in palliative care. Part of the remit of this study includes a systematic review of the use of laxatives in the management of constipation for patients receiving palliative care. Janssen‐Cilag do not manufacture or promote laxatives.

Acknowledgements

The researchers gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Janssen‐Cilag.

Version history

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Authors

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2015 May 13

Laxatives for the management of constipation in people receiving palliative care

Review

Bridget Candy, Louise Jones, Philip J Larkin, Victoria Vickerstaff, Adrian Tookman, Patrick Stone

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003448.pub4

2011 Jan 19

Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients

Review

Bridget Candy, Louise Jones, Margaret Lynn Goodman, Robyn Drake, Adrian Tookman

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003448.pub3

2006 Oct 18

Laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care patients

Review

Clare Miles, Deborah Fellowes, Margaret Lynn Goodman, Susie SM Wilkinson

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003448.pub2

2001 Oct 23

Laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care patients

Protocol

Margaret Lynn Goodman, Susie SM Wilkinson

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003448

PICOs

Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

The PICO model is widely used and taught in evidence-based health care as a strategy for formulating questions and search strategies and for characterizing clinical studies or meta-analyses. PICO stands for four different potential components of a clinical question: Patient, Population or Problem; Intervention; Comparison; Outcome.

See more on using PICO in the Cochrane Handbook.