Effect of foot reflexology on the restitution of intestinal motility after laparoscopic Hemicolectomy

Effect of foot reflexology on the restitution of intestinal motility after laparoscopic Hemicolectomy - RZF

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004544

Enrollment

268

Registered

2013-01-07

Start date

2013-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C18 K56.0

Interventions

Group 1: The RZF-group´s patients will be trated with the RZF (foot reflexology) at the first postoperative day and daily up to complete oral intake and defaecation

if required they receive in addiction prokinetic drugs. A RZF-unit takes ca. 15 minutes Group 2: The control-group´s patients do not receive RZF, but exclusively drugs

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elective (right or links) Hemicolectomy for colon cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery, Patients unable to give consent, Patients without solid meal preoperativ, Stoma, Immobility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to readiness for hospital discharge (accordig to objective criteria: peristaltic, flatus, defaecation, solid food)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Restitution of intestinal motility (solid food, normal defaecation)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGabriele Quaranta

Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Kinderchirurgie

gabriele.quaranta@sbk-vs.de+497721933301

Outcome results

None listed

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