The effect of acupressure on intestinal functio

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Conditions: Intestinal function.
Other functional intestinal disorders

Registration Number: IRCT20110906007494N39

Lead Sponsor: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Informed consent to participate in research
Individuals undergoing CABG
No chronic constipation according to RomeIV criteria
Ability to communicate verbally
Lack of known neurological and mental illnesses under treatment, absence of wounds, disability
Sensitivity and fractures in the desired points of acupressure
Lack of simultaneous participation in other intervention studies
No thyroid disease, incurable, neuromuscular, congenital gastrointestinal abnormalities and kidney failure, no gastrointestinal disorders (gastrointestinal ulcer, history of chronic constipation, Fischer, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, intestinal obstruction based on patient history
History and physical examination by a physician
No dependence or addiction to any drugs
Lack of pulmonary drainage and discharge more than 200 ml per hour
No need for balloon pump inside the aorta
No intubation for more than 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

Patients using combination therapies such as acupuncture, herbal remedies, hypnosis, or yoga
Patients need laxatives other than magnesium hydroxide from 96 hours after surgery
Patients undergoing emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Digestive disorders. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: RomeIV.;Intestinal function. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Bristol Scale, Intestinal function checklist.

Secondary Outcome Measures