Status:

RECRUITING

Hot Compress Application in Open Abdominal Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

TC Erciyes University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Conditions:

Abdominal Surgery by Laparotomy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of hot compress application to the intestines during abdominal surgery on postoperative nausea-vomiting and bowel function. Volunteers will be randomly assigned...

Detailed Description

DATA COLLECTION Patient Introduction Form (ANNEX-1) and Patient Follow-up Form (ANNEX-2), Healing Quality-15 Scale (ANNEX-3) and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (ANNEX-4), which were created by ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Abdominal surgery in the general surgery ward
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Patients with BMI in the normal range (18.50-24.99 kg/m2)
  • Able to communicate verbally
  • Those who volunteered to participate in the study
  • Patients with no mental confusion, conscious and oriented will be included.

Exclusion

  • Previous gastrointestinal system surgery
  • Complications in the postoperative period
  • History of small bowel resection and ileostomy or colostomy
  • Surgical history of inflammatory bowel diseases, emergency surgery, neoadjuvant therapy, appendectomy,
  • Chronic opioid use,
  • Experiencing chronic constipation (≤ 2 bowel movements per week),
  • Abdominal radiotherapy
  • Patients admitted to intensive care unit and patients with bleeding will not be included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 15 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 25 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06888154

Start Date

May 15 2025

End Date

February 25 2026

Last Update

October 6 2025

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Kırşehir Ahi Evran University

Merkez, Kırşehir, Turkey (Türkiye)