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Heat Application on Gastrointestinal System Functions

NCT06225687 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-01-26

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Summary

Complications related to the gastrointestinal system can occur in patients receiving enteral nutrition. These complications may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, decreased bowel sounds, abdominal distension, increased gastric residual volume, and abdominal pain. To prevent and treat food intolerance, as well as to increase gastric emptying, the use of prokinetic agents is often preferred. However, these drugs have various side effects, such as abdominal cramps, allergies, bronchospasm, cardiac issues, and pancreatic disorders. One non-pharmacological method that can be applied to increase bowel motility and reduce abdominal distension and constipation is heat application. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of heat application to the abdominal and lumbar regions, using a hot water bag, on gastrointestinal system functions in patients receiving continuous enteral nutrition.

Conditions

  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Gastrointestinal System--Abnormalities

Interventions

OTHER

Heat Application

The researcher will conduct daily measurements of gastric residual volume (GRV) and abdominal circumference, listen to bowel sounds, and assess distension from the first day of enteral nutrition initiation. Additionally, they will record the frequency of vomiting/defecation. Subsequently, a 15-minute hot application will be applied to the abdominal/lumbar region.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TC Erciyes University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-01
Primary Completion
2024-03-01
Completion
2024-12-01

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