No side effect all participants
Conditions
Interventions
The treatment group,
comprised of 20 subjects,
received a 50-
min Thai royal court abdominal massage daily for seven days. ,The control group,
took two tablets of Senokot once daily before bedtime for seven days. (Each tablet contains 7.5 mg of sennosides.)
Experimental Other,Placebo Comparator Other
massage,Senokot
Sponsors
Thai Tradition Medicine office
Thammasat University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria The inclusion criteria were as follows. 1. Being male or female patients aged 20-40 2. Presenting with constipation and meeting two or more of the following Rome III criteria for the last three months with symptom onset for at least six months prior to diagnosis:5,6,7 • Fewer than three defecations per week • Straining during defecations • Lumpy or hard stools • A sensation of incomplete evacuation • A sensation of anorectal obstruction • Manual maneuvers required to facilitate defecations 3. Having granted written consent to the agreements of and participation in the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria The exclusion criteria were as follows. 1. Having chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatopathy, renopathy, cancer, immunodeficiency, and neuropathy, including brain and spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease 2. Having chronic dermatitis with open wounds in the abdomen 3. Suffering from gastrointestinal obstruction caused by cancer, intestinal tumors, diverticulitis, intussusception, hernia, and other intestinal disorders 4. Having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) 5. Suffering from paralysis or paresis 6. Being pregnant 7. Having hemorrhoids 8. Suffering from aortic aneurysm 9. Having a history of intestinal operation with an incompletely healed wound 10. Having received massage therapy to relieve constipation within the last one month 11. Having taken laxatives within the last one month 12. Having consumed tea, coffee, or other types of caffeinated drinks every day within the last one month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the efficacy relieving constipation 7 day after end of the intervention The research instruments were survey questionnaires; food and beverage consumption and defecation fo | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the efficacy relieving constipation 7 day after end of the intervention instruments were survey questionnaires | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactJurairat Boonruab
Faculty of Medicine Thammasat University
Outcome results
None listed