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

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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100