Condition 1: Coma. Condition 2: Head trauma. Condition 3: Brain tumor. Condition 4: Malignant Brain tumor. Condition 5: Alzheimer. Coma, unspecified Post- concussional syndrome Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system Malignant neoplasm of brain Alzheimer disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Abdominal massage 30 minutes before nasogastric tube feeding on interventional group. Intervention 2: No intervention in control group.
Abdominal massage 30 minutes before nasogastric tube feeding on interventional group.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Subjects who were being fed intermittently enterally via a nasogastric tube; Over age 18 years up to 70 years; Recently started on intermittent enteral feeding, maximum after giving 3 feed; Have not received metoclopramide, erythromycin, cisapride, and anticholinergic agents; Have not received radiotherapy treatment and surgery on the abdominal region in the previous 6 weeks; Have no contraindication to abdominal massage for examples: cellulitis, abdominal mass, peritonitis, abdominal aneurysm, ascites, diverticulitis, probability of thromboembolic events in recent one year, positive history and probability of DVT in one recent year. Exclusion criteria: Have two times consecutively vomiting( less than 12 hours); Develop diarrhea more than 3 times a day; Receive metoclopramide for vomiting; Discharge patients from ICU or death less than 3 days; Make patients NPO more than 12 hours for procedures or laboratory tests.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gastric residual volume. Timepoint: before every feeding. Method of measurement: with 50 cc feeding syring.;Diarrhea. Timepoint: Every shift. Method of measurement: Frequency.;Vomiting. Timepoint: Every shift. Method of measurement: Frequency. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRoya Haddadi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed