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The Effect of Abdominal Massage and Warm Application on Excretory Activity in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement With Spinal Anesthesia
Led by Ayşe Demirtaş · Updated on 2024-08-30
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Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
47 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of abdominal massage and warm application on the excretory activity (time of first bowel sounds, defecation time and the amount of laxative used until discharge) after total knee replacement surgery performed with spinal anesthesia.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Abdominal Massage and Warm Application on Excretory Activity in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement With Spinal Anesthesia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written and verbal permission was obtained to participate in the study
- 18 years of age or older
- Conscious, oriented and cooperative
- Speaks and understands Turkish
- Total knee replacement with spinal anesthesia planned
- No condition in which abdominal massage is contraindicated (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumors, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal area, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy)
- No physician-diagnosed chronic constipation
- Mobilized
- Patients who do not have problems with transition to oral feeding and can be fed orally will be included.
You will not qualify if you...
- Written and verbal permission to participate in the research could not be obtained
- Under 18 years of age
- Unconscious, disoriented and uncooperative
- Can speak Turkish but cannot understand it
- Total knee replacement with general anesthesia planned
- Any condition in which abdominal massage is contraindicated (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumors, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal area, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy)
- Physician-diagnosed chronic constipation
- Non-mobilized
- Patients who have problems with transition to oral feeding and who cannot be fed orally will not be included.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Adana city hospital
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
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2
Mersin Univercity
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
A
ayse demirtas
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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