Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastrointestinal Outcomes Among Critically Ill Patients

The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastrointestinal Outcomes Among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding

This study aims to investigate the effect of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal outcomes among critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Abdominal Massage
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Abdominal massage

Detailed Description

Enteral feeding has a vital role in the care of critically ill patients. It is considered a routine patients care in intensive care units. Enteral feeding is also a medical treatment as well as a part of nursing care. It is the preferred route of nutritional support in patients who are incapable of volitional intake. Additionally, it helps to stimulate peristaltic movements of the digestive system, improves blood supply, strengthens the immune system, improves recovery, and reduces physiological stress.

There are many complications associated with enteral feeding that can lead to an interruption of the feeding process, including gastrointestinal disorders, mechanical problems, fluid-electrolyte imbalance, and metabolic complications. Feeding intolerance is the most main digestive complication including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excess gastric residual volume, abdominal distention, and constipation.

Aspiration is also a significant side effect of delayed gastric emptying and increased GRV among CIPs. The Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition has recognized aspiration as one of the mutual complications of enteral feeding that should be evaluated before and during the feeding process. Consequently, prolonged ICU stays, and increased duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality rate are side effects of feeding intolerance and aspiration. Additionally, abdominal massage is one of the complementary and alternative medicine which is significantly grown in recent years. Furthermore, it is an inexpensive, non-invasive intervention, and free from harmful side effects. Besides, it can increase the number of intestinal movements and lead to easier food movement along the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, it allows contraction of the diaphragm more fully, increases the capacity of the lung, and strengthens breathing.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients who are Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score is from 0-14 admitted to the previous ICUs who have nasogastric tube and within the first 24 hours from beginning enteral feeding will be included in the study.
• Age: adult CIPs ≥ 18 years.
• Gender: males and females.
• Negative gastric pH and glucose strip.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gastric intolerance (delayed gastric empty).
• Patients who suffered from spinal cord injury, could not be properly positioned for massage due to severe trauma.
• Patients receiving prokinetic medications (to avoid interfering with the massage effects).
• Patients who have contraindications to abdominal massage such as ascites, abdominal aortic aneurysm, ileus, diarrhea, recent abdominal surgery, bleeding of GI, abdominal tumor, and undergoing radiotherapy.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: abdominal massage group; Patients will be positioned on their back while their knees will be flexed.; Each patient will receive a 15-minute abdominal massage intervention half an hour before enteral feeding twice per day and the interval between two massages is 2 hours for consecutive 3 days.; The PR will be standed on the right side of the patient during the massage practice.; The abdominal massage technique will be delivered to each patient in four consecutive strokes including stroking, effleurage, kneading and vibration.	Other: Abdominal massage; Patients will be positioned on their back while their knees will be flexed.; Each patient will receive a 15-minute abdominal massage intervention half an hour before enteral feeding twice per day and the interval between two massages is 2 hours for consecutive 3 days.; The PR will be standed on the right side of the patient during the massage practice.; The abdominal massage technique will be delivered to each patient in four consecutive strokes including stroking, effleurage, kneading and vibration.
No Intervention: Control group; The Control group will receive routine care in the intensive care unit

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Investigate the effect of abdominal massage on amount of gastric residual volume among critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding	Change amount of gastric residual volume in milliliters	3 days
Investigate the effect of abdominal massage on abdominal circumference among critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding	Change abdominal circumference in Centimeter	3 days
Investigate the effect of abdominal massage on the occurrence of vomiting, constipation, and aspiration among critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding	Change occurrence of vomiting, constipation, and aspiration among critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding	3 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mansoura University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): June 20, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 21, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Critical Illness
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.0236

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No