A comparative study on the efficacy of Thai traditional abdominal massage and Senokot in relieving constipatio
- Conditions
- o side effect all participants
- Registration Number
- TCTR20190928001
- Lead Sponsor
- Thai Tradition Medicine office
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria were as follows.
1.Being male or female patients aged 20-40
2.Presenting with constipation and meeting two or more of the following Rome III criteria for the last three months with symptom onset for at least six months prior to diagnosis:5,6,7
•Fewer than three defecations per week
•Straining during defecations
•Lumpy or hard stools
•A sensation of incomplete evacuation
•A sensation of anorectal obstruction
•Manual maneuvers required to facilitate defecations
3.Having granted written consent to the agreements of and participation in the research
Exclusion criteria
The exclusion criteria were as follows.
1.Having chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatopathy, renopathy, cancer, immunodeficiency, and neuropathy, including brain and spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease
2.Having chronic dermatitis with open wounds in the abdomen
3.Suffering from gastrointestinal obstruction caused by cancer, intestinal tumors, diverticulitis, intussusception, hernia, and other intestinal disorders
4.Having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
5.Suffering from paralysis or paresis
6.Being pregnant
7.Having hemorrhoids
8.Suffering from aortic aneurysm
9.Having a history of intestinal operation with an incompletely healed wound
10.Having received massage therapy to relieve constipation within the last one month
11.Having taken laxatives within the last one month
12.Having consumed tea, coffee, or other types of caffeinated drinks every day within the last one month
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the efficacy relieving constipation 7 day after end of the intervention The research instruments were survey questionnaires; food and beverage consumption and defecation fo
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the efficacy relieving constipation 7 day after end of the intervention instruments were survey questionnaires