Status:
COMPLETED
Prevention of Constipation: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark
Conditions:
Postoperative Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to reduce the incidence of postoperative constipation by systematic nurse assessment, interventions and evaluation, in the first month after thoracic surgery.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted for planned lung surgery
- Patients are capable
- Able to talk and understand Danish
Exclusion
- Patients with colostomy and / or ileostomy
- Neurological or abdominal diseases
- Feed through a tube
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00364169
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
July 1 2008
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100