Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Abdominal Massage on Bowel Evacuation After Cranial Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Mersin University
Conditions:
Constipation
Abdominal Massage
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many factors in patients undergoing cranial surgery (CS) may affect the bowel evacuation of patients, resulting in constipation, which could lead to the use of the valsalva maneuver. The aim of this s...
Detailed Description
The sample of this prospective parallel two-arm randomized controlled trial included 80 patients who underwent CS. The patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to the AM and control groups. The constipat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who
- volunteered to participate in the study,
- were 18 years old or older and underwent CS,
- stayed in the ICU for ≥ 3 days,
Exclusion
- Patients who
- have percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,
- abdominal hernia,
- irritable bowel syndrome
- bowel cancer,
- history of abdominal surgery,
- pregnancy,
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04373772
Start Date
July 1 2015
End Date
February 28 2016
Last Update
May 4 2020
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