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Clinical Trials/TCTR20201008005
TCTR20201008005
Recruiting
Phase 3

Comparison of the effect of abdominal massage therapy with sweet almond oil and its oral consumption on improvement of symptoms and quality of life in geriatrics Living in Elderly Homes of Shiraz in 2021;single blind randomized clinical trial.

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences0 sites54 target enrollmentOctober 8, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
constipation
Sponsor
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
54
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 8, 2020
End Date
January 7, 2021
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Age over 60 years
  • 2\. Patients who have a score of 1 or more on the Constipation Assessment Scale.
  • Patients diagnosed with constipation according to Rome IV criteria
  • 3\. Defecation less than three times a week
  • 4\- Having complete satisfaction to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\-If critical conditions are created for each of the samples during the study, it will be removed from the study.
  • 2\. Patients who do not have the desire and cooperation to continue participating in the study during the study.
  • 3\- Patients with cognitive problems (dementia, ...)
  • 4\- Have a history of colostomy
  • 5\-Have a history of acute surgery in the abdomen (intestinal obstruction, peritoneal infection, intestinal rupture, gastric ulcer, gastric and intestinal bleeding, acute swelling around the organs, etc.)
  • 6\- Swelling and open wounds around the massage area
  • 7\- Not having skin disorders and scars in the abdomen.
  • 8\- The patient has a specific underlying disease that causes constipation (diabetes, hypothyroidism, colitis, etc.)
  • 9\- The patient should take a special drug that causes constipation (calcium, thyroid drugs, etc.)
  • 10 \- Patients who suffer from diarrhea while studying

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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