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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE USE OF CHEWING GUM VERSUS ROUTINE POST OPERATIVE CARE FOLLOWING CAESAREAN DELIVERY FOR EARLY RECOVERY OF BOWEL ACTIVITY

A RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY ON THE USE OF CHEWING GUM VERSUS STANDARD POST-OPERATIVE CARE FOLLOWING CAESAREAN DELIVERY IN EARLY RECOVERY OF BOWEL ACTIVITY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/051199
Enrollment
317
Registered
2023-03-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: USE OF CHEWING GUM: GROUP B WILL BE GIVEN CHEWING GUM Control Intervention1: STANDARD POST OPERATIVE CARE: GROUP A FOLLWED WITH STANDARD POST OPERATIVE CARE

Sponsors

SHRI B.M PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: PRIMI GRAVIDA /MULTI GRAVIDA OF >28WKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE UNDERGOING ELECTIVE/EMERGENCY CAESAREAN SECTION UNDER SINAL ANAESTHESIA FROM 8AM-6PM

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES 2.HISTORY OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL SURGERIES,CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE 3.ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE 4.CAESAREAN SECTION DONE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA 5.HISTORY OF LAPTOTOMY FOLOWING CAESAREAN SECTION/VAGINAL DELIVERY IN A PREVIOUS PREGNANCY OR CAESAREAN HYSTRECTOMY 6.INTRAOP COMPLICATION POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE,BLADDER INJURY,BOWEL INJURY,BOWEL ADHESION,PROLONGED OPERATING TIME >2 HRS 7.ANY CONDITION WHERE PATIENT HAS TO BE KEPT NILL BY MOUTH FOR A LONGER DURATION FOR ANY REASON

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To know whether chewing gum enhances the early gut motility withrespect to the time taken for the first bowel sound to appear,the first passage of flatus and the first passage of stoolsTimepoint: 24 HRS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Post operative complications like vomiting, discontinuation 2.The Sense of well-being 3.Time of ambulation 4.To note any gut related comlication like paralytic ileus ,sub-acute obstruction etc., 5.To know the effectiveness of chewing gumTimepoint: 24 hrs—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBrundha N

SHRI B.M PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

aruna.biradar@bldedu.ac.in7676351153

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026