MedTrace Logo

Aromatherapy Massage Applied on Constipation

NCT04513093 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-08-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of abdominal massage with ginger and lavender oil on constipation in elderly individuals.

Design: The study was completed with 40 elderly individuals in Kayseri nursing home, including 20 in intervention and 20 in control group who met the criteria for inclusion in the study. In the study, written informed volunteer consent was obtained from the individuals with the approval of the ethics committee and the permission of the institution.

The elderly individuals in the intervention group underwent aromatherapy massage with ginger and lavender oils for a period of five days and 15 minutes on weekdays for four weeks according to the abdominal massage application protocol. No application was made to individuals in the control group.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Aromatherapy Massage

The elderly individuals in the intervention group underwent aromatherapy massage with ginger and lavender oils for a period of five days and 15 minutes on weekdays for four weeks according to the abdominal massage application protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ayşe Aydınlı

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-14
Primary Completion
2020-05-21
Completion
2020-05-21

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04513093 on ClinicalTrials.gov