Gum Chewing and Postoperative Intestinal Function After Gynecolgic Operations

Effect of Gum Chewing on Intestinal Functions After Gynecologic Operations

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02455739

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-05-28

Start date

2015-03-31

Completion date

2015-07-31

Last updated

2015-05-28

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Conditions

Gastrointestinal Disorder Postoperative

Keywords

intestinal function, chewing gum

Brief summary

The investigators aimed to assess whether postoperative gum chewing improve intestinal functions.

Detailed description

We will randomize patients into two groups after gynecologic operations. One group will chew gum, the other group not and we will assess the gastrointestinal function functions.

Interventions

OTHERchewing gum

postoperative gum chewing to improve gastrointestinal function

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Women underwent gynecologic operation * Women who are eligible for gum chewing

Exclusion criteria

* Women with previous gastrointestinal intervantion * Women with previous abdominal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Gastrointesitinal function	postoperative first 48 hours	Gastrointesitinal function will be assess by bowel sound for every 2 hours and time of flatulence will be recorded

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary Contactenis ozkaya, md

enozkaya1979@gmail.com905054742459

Backup ContactTaylan şenol, md

taylan_senol@hotmail.com905054037490

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026