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The Effect of Abdominal Massage and Warm Application on Excretory Activity in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement With Spinal Anesthesia

NCT06578936 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2024-08-30

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Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of abdominal massage and warm application on the excretory activity (time of first bowel sounds, defecation time and the amount of laxative used until discharge) after total knee replacement surgery performed with spinal anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Total Knee Replacement

Interventions

OTHER

abdominal massage andwarm application

Abdominal massage and hot application will be applied to the patients at least 30 minutes after the morning and evening meals (08:30 am, 20:30 pm) for 15 minutes each, similar to the literature. The hot application will be applied to the abdominal area with a hot water thermophore for 15 minutes before the abdominal massage. After the hot application, abdominal massage will be started. In the abdominal massage, which will be applied clockwise to stimulate bowel movements, four basic movements will be used: superficial exertion, deep exertion, petrisage and vibration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ayşe Demirtaş

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • gülay altun uğraş, PhD · mersin univercity

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-05
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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