Status:

UNKNOWN

Influence of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Bowel Activity After Complete Staging Surgery for Gynecological Malignancies

Lead Sponsor:

Erzincan Military Hospital

Conditions:

Postoperative Ileus

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Postoperative ileus can cause the accumulation of secretions and gas, resulting in nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension and pain. Prolonged paralytic ileus is one of the commonest reasons for del...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women who would undergo surgical staging for malignant gynecologic disease such as endometrial cancer, cervix cancer and ovarian cancer were assessed for eligibility.

Exclusion

  • women who had thyroid diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, complaints of chronic constipation (defined as two or less bowel movements per week), had a history of prior abdominal bowel surgery, abdominal radiation, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy,
  • need for intensive care more that 24 hours postoperatively, had nasogastric tube drainage beyond the first postoperative morning bowel anastomosis in relation to their operation during the surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

152 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01835119

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

April 1 2013

Last Update

April 18 2013

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İzmir Tepecik training and research hospital

Izmir, Tepecik, Turkey (Türkiye), 35120