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NCT Number: NCT00364169

Prevention of Constipation: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery

The purpose of the study is to reduce the incidence of postoperative constipation by systematic nurse assessment, interventions and evaluation, in the first month after thoracic surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Postoperative Constipation Constipation Neoplasms 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

Primary location

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted for planned lung surgery
  • Patients are capable
  • Able to talk and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with colostomy and / or ileostomy
  • Neurological or abdominal diseases
  • Feed through a tube

Treatment and study plan

Degree of constipation

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Constipation incidence the first month after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Defecation pattern measured after The Bristol Stool scale.

  2. ADL (after Sallings functional scale)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Collaborators

  • Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark

Registry information

Official study title

Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Aug 15, 2006
Registry last updated
Jul 1, 2008

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