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The effect of chewing gum on the bloating after of cesarean section

The effect of chewing gum on the bloating after of cesarean section

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015041221710N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-06-28
Start date
2015-05-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

The bloating after of Cesarean. Postprocedural disorder of digestive system, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Gum group, an oral chewing gum every 6 hours. Intervention 2: No intervention.
Treatment - Drugs
Gum group, an oral chewing gum every 6 hours
No intervention

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Sabzevar University of Medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Filling the informed contest formy; Being nullipara; Lack of previous abdominal surgery; Lack of preeclampsia, Diabetes and cardiovascular disease; Being able to chew gum; Skin pfannenstiel incision and uterine transverse incision; Using general anesthesia Exclusion criteria: Patients who are at risk of aspiration and ileus (such as radiation history, anastomosis and patients who are over sedated); Patients who are not willing to continue the study; Surgical complication such as uterine atonia; Using intravenous antibiotics for more than four doses after surgery; Surgical complication at time of the surgery such as sever adhesions, blood transfusion, damaging the intestine or bladder; Patients who are discharged by their own decision; Surgery duration more than 90 minutes; Using magnesium sulfate (because of possible risk of nausea); History of any inflammatory or obstructive intestine disease; Intestine manipulation or damage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time of first auscultation of bowel sounds. Timepoint: Every one hour after hearing the first sound. Method of measurement: Second.;Time of sensation of first bowel movement. Timepoint: Every one hour till the sensation of the first bowel movement. Method of measurement: Second.;Time of the fisrt gas passage. Timepoint: Every one hour till the first gas passage. Method of measurement: Second.;Time of the first defication. Timepoint: Every one hour till the first defication. Method of measurement: Second.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of Hospital stay. Timepoint: Duration between surgery and discharge. Method of measurement: Day.;Pain. Timepoint: Every 6 hours. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBatool Kamalimanesh

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

kamalimaneshb1@medsab.ac.ir; b.kamalimanesh@gmail.com+98 51 4441 9572

Outcome results

None listed

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