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Effect of Chewing Gum and Drinking Fennel Tea

NCT06403215 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2024-05-07

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Summary

Aim: Postoperative ileus after cesarean section is a problem that significantly prolongs hospital stay and increases perioperative costs. The ability of postoperative fennel tea consumption to produce bowel movement is unclear and needs to be studied. This study aimed to determine the effect of chewing gum and drinking fennel tea on intestinal motility after cesarean section.

Methods: The study was conducted in postnatal care wards between January 2018 and April 2018. Simple randomization was used to assign women to the study arms. Data were collected during Pregnancy Constipation Diagnostic Scale, Data Collection and Follow-up Form were collected.

Conditions

  • Bowel Ileus
  • Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

OTHER

Chewing gum group

Women in this group chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation.

OTHER

Fennel tea group

Women in this group started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).

OTHER

Chewing gum+Fennel tea group

Women in this group both chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation and started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).

OTHER

Control group

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Marmara University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, PhDc · Marmara University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-11
Primary Completion
2018-04-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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