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The Effect of Chewing Gum After Cesarean Section on Gastrointestinal System Functions, Pain and Sleep Quality

NCT05945095 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-07-14

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Summary

The study will be conducted on mothers who had planned cesarean section.After the birth, the information about the surgery in the personal information form will be completed. Then, mothers in the control group will be given standard postpartum care. The mothers in the experimental group, on the other hand, will chew sugar-free gum for at least 15 minutes, starting from the second hour after the surgery. The gum chewing process will be repeated every two hours. Mothers will be mobilized at the 8th sat after the birthday.

Pain levels of mothers in both groups will be evaluated every two hours after delivery.

In addition, the amount of analgesic use will be compared and comments will be made on the level of pain. The sleep quality of the postpartum women will be questioned the day after the cesarean section.

Conditions

  • Mothers
  • Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

OTHER

Gum chewing group

The mothers in the experimental group, on the other hand, will chew sugar-free gum for at least 15 minutes, starting from the second hour after the surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Artvin Coruh University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dilek KALOĞLU BİNİCİ, PhD · Artvin Coruh University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-27
Primary Completion
2023-12-27
Completion
2024-05-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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