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The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation

NCT05343910 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2022-04-25

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Summary

Advancing age arising changes in health status and systems adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly and the elderly face many complex health problems. Constipation is one of the common problems in the elderly. Therefore, The aim of this study is to examine effects of aromatherapy massage on constipation in the elderly.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Aroma massage

The older adult participants in the experimental group were applied aroma massage through gentle movements with slight pressure for 15 min a day, five days a week for three weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mağfiret Kaşıkçı, Prof. · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-01
Primary Completion
2013-03-01
Completion
2013-03-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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