title: Poor quality evidence to support the use of biofeedback for the treatment of functional constipation in adults.
abstract: Implications for practice and research: Currently, there is insufficient evidence to make conclusions regarding the efficacy and safety of biofeedback for patients with chronic constipation. Further, well-designed randomised controlled trials are needed to allow definitive conclusions to be drawn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000628:therapy*; D025461:Feedback, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans