The efficacy of <i>Cassia fistula</i> on constipation in chronic kidney disease patients in comparison with lactulose: A randomized clinical trial.
This is the first trial that evaluated CFS on CC in CKD patients, and monitored the changes in laboratory factors levels. CFS demonstrates greater efficacy than lactulose in managing CC among CKD patients. PAC-QOL was greatly better in CFS group rather than lactulose group.
Authors
- Maedeh Rezghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-5647)
- Iman Jahanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-8679)
- Roghayeh Akbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-1023)
- Hoda Shirafkan
- Seyyed Ali Mozaffarpur
Institutions
- Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22038/ajp.2025.26012
- Primary Topic
- Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00