Abdominal massage for bowel dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis

Conditions

Multiple sclerosis/bowel disorders Nervous System Diseases Multiple sclerosis

McClurg D, Harris F, Goodman K, Doran S, Hagen S, Treweek S, Norton C, Coggrave M, Norrie J, Rauchhaus P, Donnan P, Emmanuel A, Manoukian S, Mason H.

2018-10-0119 citations

10.3310/hta22580

Abdominal massage for neurogenic bowel dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis (AMBER - Abdominal Massage for Bowel Dysfunction Effectiveness Research): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

McClurg D, Goodman K, Hagen S, Harris F, Treweek S, Emmanuel A, Norton C, Coggrave M, Doran S, Norrie J, Donnan P, Mason H, Manoukian S.

2017-03-2915 citations

10.1186/s13063-017-1890-y

Interventions

This is a two group study where patients are allocated at random to either: 1. The intervention group - patients and/or their carers receive training in abdominal massage and optimised

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of MS 2. Over the age of 18 3. No contraindications to abdominal massage e.g. pelvic cancer, hiatus, inguinal or umbilical hernia, rectal prolapse, irritable bowel disease and pregnancy, skin disease 4. Willing to undertake massage or have a carer able to undertake the massage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: MS relapse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neurogenic bowel dysfunction score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Constipation scoring System 2. Qualiveen questionnaire 3. SF 22 4. EQ 5D 5. Bowel diary 6. Transit study tests (one centre) All questionnaire outcome data will be collected at baseline, and at 6 and 24 weeks. A massage diary will be completed during weeks 1-6 which will record when the massage was undertaken. A bowel diary will be completed by all patients during the week before the intervention starts, Week 6 and week 24.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Constipation scoring System 2. Qualiveen questionnaire 3. SF 22 4. EQ 5D 5. Bowel diary 6. Transit study tests (one centre) All questionnaire outcome data will be collected at baseline, and at 6 and 24 weeks. A massage diary will be completed during weeks 1-6 which will record when the massage was undertaken. A bowel diary will be completed by all patients during the week before the intervention starts, Week 6 and week 24.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed