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Effect of early ambulation after surgery on nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing appendectomy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Appendicitis.
Acute appendicitis without mention of localized or generalized peritonitis
Registration Number
IRCT2013012312245N1
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Science
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosing Appendicitis and confirmation by physician and having an appendectomy surgery;Having age between 10 to 50 years at study;Patient consent to participate; Patients have the ability to speak Persian;All patients were alert enough to determine the severity of nausea and vomiting. Exclusion criteria:Patients in the intervention group had lower limb movement disorder or malfunction;Patients with drug addiction; Patients with chronic diseases such as gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems, inner ear;Surgery other than appendectomy;appendectomy with laparoscopic surgery;use anti emetic agents to reduce nausea and vomiting;Patient reluctance;Patients with peritonitis

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ausea and Vomiting. Timepoint: 10 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analoug scal of nausea severity and Four Multimode scal of vomiting.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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