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effect of dried plums on the constipation of cerebrovascular accident patients

Comparing the effect of dried plums (prunes) with magnesium hydroxide on the constipation management of cerebrovascular accident patients hospitalized in intensive care unit.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201709107494N26
Enrollment
30
Registered
2017-11-07
Start date
2017-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Constipation. Constipation

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Fifty grams of dried plums are soaked in 170 cc of water for 24 hours and the nucleus is removed. Then, with a blender, make it soft and pass through the filter and
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: Fifty grams of dried plums are soaked in 170 cc of water for 24 hours and the nucleus is removed. Then, with a blender, make it soft and pass through the filter and in the form of
Control group: 30 cc magnesium hydroxide of Alborz Company with a registration number (1228033896) with 170 cc of water from the third day after being admitted in case of constipation or stool for two

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Moalem Street, Moale
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria; includes all patients over 18 years of age who are admitted to the specialty because of stroke and have nasal catheter and constipated. It also includes no diabetes, no history of surgery, diseases and gastrointestinal tract ulcers, no history of chronic constipation, no use of effective drugs on intestinal movements, no history of plague allergy, no history of thyroid disease and neuromuscular diseases. Exclusion criteria: natural stool, diarrhea, patient death, discharge.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequent bowel movements. Timepoint: 1 day before intervention and day(s) after of intervention. Method of measurement: number.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Consolidation stool. Timepoint: 1 day before intervention and day(s) after of intervention. Method of measurement: bristol scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Masumeh Bagheri Nesami

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

anna3043@gmail.com+98 113336755

Outcome results

None listed

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