Effect of Chewing Gum on Abdominal Distension in Patients After Lumbar Spine Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lumbar Spondylosis
• Interventions: Procedure: Gum chewing

• Registration Number: NCT04970732
• Lead Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital

Brief Summary

According to chewing gum can promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function, it is used as an intervention measure for patients after lumbar surgery to evaluate the effect of chewing gum on improving abdominal distension of patients after lumbar surgery, so as to provide basis for the application and promotion of chewing gum in lumbar postoperative nursing

Detailed Description

In this study, the patients after lumbar surgery were given chewing gum after anesthesia. The exhaust time, defecation time and the incidence of abdominal distension of the two groups were compared, and the significance of chewing gum in improving abdominal distension after lumbar surgery was discussed

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-01
• Study Completion: 2020-07-30
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-20
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• The subjects aged 18 years or above were able to chew together;
• Good at listening, speaking, reading and writing;
• Lumbar degenerative disease was definitely diagnosed;
• General anesthesia was used;
• Methods: posterior lumbar decompression, bone graft fusion and internal fixation;
• No history of gum allergy;

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Gum chewing	The patients in the experimental group returned to the ward for general anesthesia, started to wake up for 2 hours, chewed xylitol gum, and the professional nurses distributed it on time every 2 hours on the operation day, then 3 times / day, 15-20 minutes / time, 2 tablets / time. Body position: lateral position. The first anal exhaust stop chewing, normal sleep at night (8 p.m.), do not chew gum. Gum waste must be identified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of abdominal distension	After surgery to discharge, an average of 4 days	Incidence of abdominal distension
Physical examination	After surgery to discharge, an average of 4 days	Number of bowel sounds
Time points	After surgery to discharge, an average of 4 days	First anal exhaust time, first defecation time
Medication	After surgery to discharge, an average of 4 days	Whether the medication for exhaust and defecation is used. If used, what kind of medicine and the dosage of the medicine.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral comfort	After surgery to discharge, an average of 4 days	Whether the oral comfort is applied.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking University Third Hospital; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing, China