Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Functional Constipation in Infants and Young Children

NCT06353841 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-01-01

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Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on functional constipation in infants and young children.

Conditions

  • Functional Constipation
  • Therapeutic Touch
  • Infants
  • Children
  • Constipation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Touch

Therapeutic Touch will be applied to infants for 3 consecutive days, once a day, 10 minutes at any time during the day. There will be a four-day break. The Therapeutic Touch will be done a total of 3 times a week in four weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Selda Ateş Beşirik, PhD. · Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

  • Emine Geçkil, Professor · Necmettin Erbakan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
24 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-03
Primary Completion
2024-12-26
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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