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The Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.

Primary Purpose

Acupressure, Abdominal Massage, Constipation

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
Pressing the Sham points
Sponsored by
Li-Li Chen
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Acupressure focused on measuring acupressure, abdominal massage, constipation, stroke patients, Traditional Chinese medicine

Eligibility Criteria

20 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. patients who were diagnosed as stroke, and in stability phase.
  2. patients who had constipation symptoms.
  3. patients whose platelets counts more than 150,000 / μ.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Consciousness is not clear.
  2. The physician diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Sham Comparator

    Arm Label

    Acupressure and Abdominal Massage

    Pressing the sham points

    Arm Description

    Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.

    Pressing the sham points for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    defecation patterns
    measure defecation frequency and nature

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    auscultation bowel sounds
    auscultation bowel sounds before and after intervention

    Full Information

    First Posted
    February 5, 2017
    Last Updated
    February 22, 2017
    Sponsor
    Li-Li Chen
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT03046563
    Brief Title
    The Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.
    Official Title
    The Effectiveness of the Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    February 2017
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Unknown status
    Study Start Date
    November 2015 (Actual)
    Primary Completion Date
    November 2016 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    May 2017 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor-Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    Li-Li Chen

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. Experimental group was pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelingauscultation bowel sounds like.
    Detailed Description
    Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. The investigators estimate there are recruit fifty patients from related rehabilitation hospital of a medical center in Taichung, central Taiwan, using randomization put patients in experimental group and control group. Experimental group Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelings, and auscultation bowel sounds like. The investigators expected the results of this study can provide clinical nursing care for stroke patients of reference, to improve quality of care, and increase acupressure to improve the empirical data of stroke in patients with constipation.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Acupressure, Abdominal Massage, Constipation, Stroke Patients
    Keywords
    acupressure, abdominal massage, constipation, stroke patients, Traditional Chinese medicine

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Supportive Care
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Masking
    Participant
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    40 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
    Arm Title
    Pressing the sham points
    Arm Type
    Sham Comparator
    Arm Description
    Pressing the sham points for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
    Intervention Description
    Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Pressing the Sham points
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    the Sham points
    Intervention Description
    Pressing the sham points for eight minutes
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    defecation patterns
    Description
    measure defecation frequency and nature
    Time Frame
    9 days
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    auscultation bowel sounds
    Description
    auscultation bowel sounds before and after intervention
    Time Frame
    9 days

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    20 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: patients who were diagnosed as stroke, and in stability phase. patients who had constipation symptoms. patients whose platelets counts more than 150,000 / μ. Exclusion Criteria: Consciousness is not clear. The physician diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No

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