Effect of Abdominal Massage on Bowel Evacuation After Cranial Surgery

Many factors in patients undergoing cranial surgery (CS) may affect the bowel evacuation of patients, resulting in constipation, which could lead to the use of the valsalva maneuver. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of abdominal massage (AM) on bowel evacuation of patients treated in intensive care units (ICU) after CS.

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Key information

Conditions

Constipation Abdominal Massage Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The sample of this prospective parallel two-arm randomized controlled trial included 80 patients who underwent CS. The patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to the AM and control groups. The constipation risk of all the patients following CS was assessed with Constipation Risk Assessment Scale (CRAS). Those patients in the AM group received a total of 30 minutes of massage, 15 minutes every morning and evening, until the first defecation. The bowel sounds of all the patients in the AM and control groups were assessed on a daily basis. The days when bowel sounds were heard and the first defecation took place were recorded in a Bowel Evacuation Form.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients who

volunteered to participate in the study,
were 18 years old or older and underwent CS,
stayed in the ICU for ≥ 3 days,

Exclusion criteria

Patients who

have percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,
abdominal hernia,
irritable bowel syndrome
bowel cancer,
history of abdominal surgery,
pregnancy,

Treatment and study plan

Abdominal Massage

Other

the patients in the AM group were given a total of 30 minutes of AM by the nurses (HD, OM) everyday for 15 minutes in the morning and evening.In this study AM, which included effleurage, strokes, petrissage and vibration techniques, was applied to the patients for 15 minutes in each session at 9:00 am and 9:00 pm.

Primary outcomes

Primery outcome: bowel sounds

Time frame: up to 10 days

time return of bowel sounds
Primery outcome: first defecation

Time frame: up to 10 days

time of the first defecation

Secondary outcomes

constipation risk

Time frame: up to 24 hours

constipation risk in intensive care unit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mersin University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Bowel Evacuation After Cranial Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: May 4, 2020
Registry last updated: May 4, 2020

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