Biofeedback rehabilitation in children with encopresis due to retentive constipation using simple tools: a real-world study in a French paediatric centre.

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the effectiveness of biofeedback (BFB) rehabilitation in children with retentive encopresis (RE). A retrospective, single-institution study was conducted in children with BFB sessions for RE between 2017 and 2020. Manometry data and associated envy scores were analysed. BFB was a success (recovery from RE or ≥50% reduction in faecal soiling) in 37/44 (84%) children at the last session and in 32/44 (73%) 6 months later. The median age of children was higher in the success group at 6 months (p=0.013). BFB could then be clinically effective in children with RE.