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Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation?

Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation? (Randomized Controlled Study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06354855
Enrollment
54
Registered
2024-04-09
Start date
2024-02-15
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2024-04-09

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

Conditions

Chronic Constipation

Brief summary

In this study, it will be investigated whether a daily 30-minute walk or abdominal breathing exercise is more effective on chronic constipation.

Detailed description

According to the results of population-based studies conducted in our country, the frequency of constipation varies between 22-40%. In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise. In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise. Many traditional breathing techniques developed in Asia are thought to be beneficial to health. In the light of this information, it is aimed to monitor ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer, which is an objective measurement method of physical activity, and to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise, which is one of the abdominal breathing exercises.

Interventions

OTHERGroup is doing breathing exercises while watching videos

Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos: A video consisting of 30-minute exercises will be shot for these patients. And each patient will be asked to do the breathing exercise for 30 minutes by watching this video.

OTHERMedium pace walking group

Medium pace walking group: 30 minutes daily. Walking at a moderate pace is required. Physical activity levels will be monitored with the ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer.

Sponsors

Necmettin Erbakan University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The assignment of people to groups will be done by a statistician, apart from the research using a computer program. Randomization will be determined by entering the total number of cases through the program whose URL address is https://www.randomizer.org.

Intervention model description

Two groups with a conventional therapy control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Able to speak and understand Turkish, * Voluntarily accepted to participate in the research and written consent form was obtained (those who could fill out the forms themselves using their hands, and those who could not use it, from their relatives with verbal consent), * At least 18 years of age and over, * Oriented to place, person and time, * Patients who do not have spinal cord injury, parapilegia, or quadriplegia that may physiologically impede the individual's intestinal excretion Does not have any problems that prevent cognitive, sensory and verbal communication, * Patients who are conscious and not using any sedating medication * men and women aged 20-80 at the time of approval

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy or possible pregnancy; * the habit of doing all kinds of breathing exercises;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)two monthsIn order to determine the severity of constipation and the degree of impact of their current situation on their lives, individuals will be asked to mark a suitable point on a horizontal line with an actual length of 10 cm. In terms of the impact of the current situation on my life, 0 means it has no impact on my life, and 10 means living like this is unbearable.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Constipation Severity Scale (CSS)two monthsConstipation Severity Scale (CSS):There are 16 questions in total. The Constipation Severity Scale has three subscales: Fecal obstruction (FO), Large Intestinal Laziness (LIL) and Pain. The score that can be obtained from the FO sub-dimension is 0-28, the score that can be obtained from the LIL sub-dimension is 0-29,the score that can be received from the Pain sub-dimension is 0-16, and the lowest score that can be obtained from the CSS is 0 and the highest score is 73.High taken from the scale score indicates that symptoms are severe

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Chronic Constipation Quality of Life Scaletwo monthsThe PAC-QOL survey consists of 28 questions, and based on the factor analysis structure, the instrument consists of four subscales: Physical discomfort (questions 1-4), Psychosocial discomfort (questions 5-12), Worries and concerns. (questions 13-23) and Satisfaction (questions 24-28). Similar to a Likert scale, each option is scored from 0-4 (least to greatest impact), with higher scores indicating the worst quality of life. However, since questions 18, 25, 26, 27 and 28 were positive and the other 23 questions were negative, reverse coding was required.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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