Biofeedback Therapy Efficacy for Chronic Constipation: Meta-Analysis Results

Yuyuan Tu published a systematic review and meta-analysis on figshare in 2026, evaluating biofeedback therapy for chronic constipation. The analysis includes results from 19 randomized controlled trials retrieved from eight databases up to August 2025. It reports pooled effect measures, including response rates and symptom scores, for the treatment.

Use Cases

• Evaluate treatment efficacy based on reported overall response rate and weekly defecation frequency
• Compare symptom improvement based on the reported constipation symptom score
• Assess impact on quality of life based on the reported quality of life score
• Analyze safety profiles based on the reported adverse event comparison

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 19 randomized controlled trials, a systematic review methodology
• Results include specific pooled effect measures with confidence intervals and p-values
• The document is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse

Limitations

• The dataset is a single DOCX file (292.8 KB) containing summary text, not raw trial data
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The authors note reliability is limited by small sample sizes and methodological limitations of the included studies

Provenance

Source

Yuyuan Tu

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from eight databases.

Time Range

Studies published from database inception up to August 19, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:50:58