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The Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.

NCT03046563 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-02-24

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Summary

Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. Experimental group was pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelingauscultation bowel sounds like.

Conditions

  • Acupressure
  • Abdominal Massage
  • Constipation
  • Stroke Patients

Interventions

OTHER

Acupressure and Abdominal Massage

Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes

OTHER

Pressing the Sham points

Pressing the sham points for eight minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Li-Li Chen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-05-31

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