The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation (aromatherapy)

The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation in Elderly

Advancing age arising changes in health status and systems adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly and the elderly face many complex health problems. Constipation is one of the common problems in the elderly. Therefore, The aim of this study is to examine effects of aromatherapy massage on constipation in the elderly.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Constipation
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Aroma massage

Detailed Description

Old age is a physiological period of life in which various changes take place, meaning that the elderly must be given special consideration as a group with regard to health care. Advancing age arising changes in health status and systems adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly and the elderly face many complex health problems. Constipation is one of the common problems in the elderly. Insufficient liquid intake, insufficient or unsuitable diet, decreased mobility, the side effects of medication, underlying diseases, and rectal sensory-motor dysfunction are among the causes of constipation in the elderly. Constipation is a preventable and treatable problem, which if left untreated can cause physical and associated psychological problems such as back and waist pain, rectal pressure, loss of appetite, confusion, incontinence, nausea and vomiting, urinary dysfunction, fissure, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, intestinal obstruction, and syncope. Constipation can be managed using pharmacological methods, such as laxatives, enemas, suppositories, along with nonpharmacological procedures, such as changes in nutritional habits, fluid intake, education, activities to develop healthy intestinal habits, exercise, massage, aroma massage, biofeedback, stress management and acupuncture.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 48
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Mersin, Turkey, 33110
    • Mersin University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years to 90 years (OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years and older
• Communication and cooperation can be established
• Conscious,, agreeing to participate in the research,
• Decreasing bowel movements, not able to deactivate for 3 days or more
• Living more than two of the complaints related to defecation, who have not undergone intestinal surgery before
• Lesion or infection that disrupts skin integrity in the abdominal region, elderly without any problems such as heart disease and dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• had language problems
• were below 65 years of age and
• refused to participate in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Aromatherapy massage group; Experimental: aromatherapy massage group The oil mixture used in this study (1:, 1:, 1: 1, 20cc rosemary, 20cc mint, 20cc ginger, 20cc black pepper), 80% of the mixture obtained from the total 4% (3.2cc) carrier oil (100% almond oil=96.8cc) and then combined with abdominal massage. Before implementing the procedure in the experimental group (n=25), information about what an abdominal and aroma massage is, how long it will take, and how it will be applied was provided to the participants. The older adult participants in the experimental group were applied aroma massage through gentle movements with slight pressure for 15 min a day, five days a week for three weeks.	Other: Aroma massage; The older adult participants in the experimental group were applied aroma massage through gentle movements with slight pressure for 15 min a day, five days a week for three weeks.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group; Individuals in the control group (n=24) did not receive any type of aroma massage application.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Stool consistency	Small as marble, hard (1 point) Bulky, hard (2 points) Normal (3 points) Soft (4 points) Juicy (5 points) 7-day total value for stool consistency / 7-day total number of stools	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Amount of stool	None (0 points) Less than the previous stool (1 point) Normal (2 points) a lot (3 points) 7-day total value for stool amount / 7-day total number of stools	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Straining during defecation	Defecation without straining (1 point) Straining at the beginning of defecation (2 points) Straining at half defecation (3 points) Straining during the entire defecation (4 points) Obtained 7 days for straining during defecation total value / total number of defecations in 7 days	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
38 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Full after defecation feeling of inability to ejaculate	None after defecation (0 points) Present after defecation (1 point) 7 for the feeling of incomplete ejaculation after defecation. total value obtained per day / total number of defecations in 7 days	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Number of defecations	How many defecations per day Total number of defecations in 7 days / 7	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mersin University
• Investigators: Study Director: Mağfiret Kaşıkçı, Prof., Ataturk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 1, 2013
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): April 25, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 25, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: elderly; nursing; constipation; aroma massage
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Constipation
• Other Study ID Numbers: MersinUniversty

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