The Effectiveness of the Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 主要终点
- defecation patterns
研究概览
简要总结
Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. Experimental group was pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelingauscultation bowel sounds like.
详细描述
Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. The investigators estimate there are recruit fifty patients from related rehabilitation hospital of a medical center in Taichung, central Taiwan, using randomization put patients in experimental group and control group. Experimental group Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelings, and auscultation bowel sounds like. The investigators expected the results of this study can provide clinical nursing care for stroke patients of reference, to improve quality of care, and increase acupressure to improve the empirical data of stroke in patients with constipation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •patients who were diagnosed as stroke, and in stability phase.
- •patients who had constipation symptoms.
- •patients whose platelets counts more than 150,000 / μ.
排除标准
- •Consciousness is not clear.
- •The physician diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.
研究组 & 干预措施
Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
干预措施: Acupressure and Abdominal Massage (Other)
Pressing the sham points
Pressing the sham points for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
干预措施: Pressing the Sham points (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
defecation patterns
时间窗: 9 days
measure defecation frequency and nature
次要结局
- auscultation bowel sounds(9 days)
研究者
Li-Li Chen
China Medical University
China Medical University Hospital