Efficacy of Ginger in the Prevention of Abdominal Distention in Post Cesarean Section Patient

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Post Cesarean Section Patient
• Interventions: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Ginger

• Registration Number: NCT02809027
• Lead Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine ginger is effective in the prevention of abdominal distention in post Cesarean section patient.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-22
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-30
• Study Completion: 2017-06-30
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 178

Inclusion Criteria

• Post cesarean section women

Exclusion Criteria

• allergic to ginger
• time of cesarean section more than 1 hour
• perform another operation such as appendectomy, cystectomy
• former use carminative drugs
• already have abdominal distention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo	Placebo	Placebo capsule, oral form, 2 capsules 3 time after meal for 3 days
Ginger	Ginger	Ginger capsule (500 mg), oral form, 2 capsules 3 time after meal for 3 days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence abdominal distention as measured by diary chart (history taking and examination)	72 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal satisfaction as measured by questionaire	72 hours
nausea vomiting as measured by questionaire	72 hours
first time to pass flatus/feces as measured by diary chart	72 hours
number of carminative drug use as measured by questionaire	72 hours
side effect as measured by questionaire	72 hours
Quality of life as measured by questionaire	72 hours