Investigating the effect of massage on the residual volume of the stomach

Not Applicable

Conditions: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Other nutritional deficiencies

Registration Number: IRCT20231004059620N1

Lead Sponsor: Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Absence of oral feeding and having a nasogastric feeding tube
Glasgow coma scale less than 9
Absence of abdominal radiotherapy in the last 6 weeks
Not having a wound or recent surgery on the stomach or digestive system (10 days or less)
Age above 18 years
Absence of paralysis of the veins based on the diagnosis of the attending physician
Not taking laxatives
Absence of pregnancy
Not taking prokinetic drugs such as metoclopramide and erythromycin within 8 hours before the intervention.
More than 24 hours have passed since the patient was admitted to the ICU
More than 24 hours have passed since the start of enteral nutrition
Patients with received gavage volume of 100-300 cc based on ward routine

Exclusion Criteria

Discharge or death of the patient before completing the intervention period
Patients with liver failure, abdominal aortic aneurysm and ascites
Making the patient vomit
Patient being NPO
Average body mass = 30

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gastric Residual Volume (GRV). Timepoint: GRV is measured and checked every day before the intervention (9 am) and 1 hour after the second massage (12 noon). Method of measurement: Standard 60 cc gavage syringe (manufactured by Hilal Medical Equipment Company with number 90077826837 available in the department).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reducing the volume of the remaining stomach. Timepoint: GRV is measured and checked every day before the intervention (9 am) and 1 hour after the second massage (12 noon). Method of measurement: Standard 60 cc gavage syringe (manufactured by Hilal Medical Equipment Company with number 90077826837 available in the department).