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Abdominal Massage and Kegel Exercises on Constipation and Quality of Life in Female Students

NCT06290830 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

In this prospective, randomized controlled study, n=140 female students with functional constipation studying at two universities Faculty of Health Sciences and meeting the Rome-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation will be included in the study. Between 15.03.2024 and 31.05.2024, n=140 (35=control group, 35=kegel exercise group, 35=abdominal exercise group, 35=abdominal and kegel exercise group) volunteered to participate in the study. Female students with functional constipation will be randomly divided into four groups as intervention and control groups. Personal Information Form", "Bristol Stool Scale", "Constipation Severity Scale", and "Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire" will be used in this study. The scales will be used in the research two times: pre and post-test (scales were reassessed at the end of the study after the exercise intervention). Descriptive statistics, Pearson, and Spearman's correlation analyses will be used in the analysis of research data.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Abdominal massage group

abdominal massage creates reflex and mechanical movement of the intestines by applying pressure to the rectum and changing intra-abdominal pressure.

BEHAVIORAL

Kegel Exercises group

Kegel exercises (also called pelvic floor exercises) have a functional connection with other core muscles and contribute to the synergistic effect of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles

BEHAVIORAL

Both abdominal massage and kegel exercises to gether

with both exercises are performed to accelerate the peristalsis movement by mechanical movements

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ondokuz Mayıs University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-15
Primary Completion
2024-05-31
Completion
2024-06-01

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