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Clinical Trials/TCTR20201008005
TCTR20201008005RecruitingPhase 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 enrollmentStarted: October 8, 2020Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
54

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
60 Years to 80 Years (—)
Sex
All

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

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