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

February 22, 2017 updated by: Li-Li Chen

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
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.
Other: Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes
Sham Comparator: Pressing the sham points
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.
Other: Pressing the Sham points
Pressing the sham points for eight minutes
Other Names:
  • the Sham points

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
defecation patterns
Time Frame: 9 days
measure defecation frequency and nature
9 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
auscultation bowel sounds
Time Frame: 9 days
auscultation bowel sounds before and after intervention
9 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Li-Li Chen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MOST 105-2314-B-039-033 -

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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