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The effect of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function

The effect of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal function and aspiration incidence among patients hospitalized in intensive care units in Shahid Bahonar hospital of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2017

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017030531972N2
Enrollment
70
Registered
2017-06-20
Start date
2017-04-20
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

Condition 1: coma. Condition 2: Brain tumor. Condition 3: Head trauma. Condition 4: Malignant Brain tumor. Condition 5: Acute respiratory failure. Coma?Unspecified Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system Post- concussional syndrome Malignant neoplasm of brain Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Abdominal massage 15 minutes before nasogastric tube feeding on interventional group. Intervention 2: No intervention in control group.
Abdominal massage 15 minutes before nasogastric tube feeding on interventional group
No intervention in control group

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:Over age 18 years up to 70ears; nutrition by nose-feed tube to enteral feeding alternative methods; 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 (Recognizing doctor), consciousness (GCS) less than 9. Exclusion criteria: having vomiting (view the contents reflux regardless of its value) (vomiting increase the risk of aspiration effect); NPO for doing laboratory tests and surgical procedures; incidence diarrhea (having 3 or more loose stools per day times the volume More200-250 cc); discharge from ICU or death less than 3 days; hyperglycemia (blood sugar more than 200) and hypokalemia (potassium level less than3/5); GI bleeding (Recognizing doctor); patientes be extubated before 3 day; patients who have aspiration Before entering the study; patientes because of severe trauma have is not been able to get on the suitable position for massage; patientes have spinal cord injury?; incidence ascites during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Constipation. Timepoint: end three day. Method of measurement: not defecation during three day.;Distention. Timepoint: first day and last day. Method of measurement: by measurement circumference abdoman.;Defecation. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: number defecation.;Gastric residual volume. Timepoint: before every feeding. Method of measurement: with 50 cc feeding syring.;Aspiration. Timepoint: end three day. Method of measurement: determination airway secretion PH and glucose.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatehipoor Amanallah

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

afatehipoor@gmail.com+98 34 4142 2330

Outcome results

None listed

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