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Prevention of Constipation: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery

NCT00364169 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2008-07-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to reduce the incidence of postoperative constipation by systematic nurse assessment, interventions and evaluation, in the first month after thoracic surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Constipation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Degree of constipation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH · Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH · Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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