"Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation?

"Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation? (Randomized Controlled Study)"

In this study, it will be investigated whether a daily 30-minute walk or abdominal breathing exercise is more effective on chronic constipation.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Chronic Constipation
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos; Other: Medium pace walking group

Detailed Description

According to the results of population-based studies conducted in our country, the frequency of constipation varies between 22-40%. In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise.

In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise. Many traditional breathing techniques developed in Asia are thought to be beneficial to health. In the light of this information, it is aimed to monitor ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer, which is an objective measurement method of physical activity, and to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise, which is one of the abdominal breathing exercises.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 54
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Meram
    • Konya, Meram, Turkey, 42000
      • Faculty of Nezahat Keleşoğlu Health Sciences Necmettin Erbakan University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to speak and understand Turkish,
• Voluntarily accepted to participate in the research and written consent form was obtained (those who could fill out the forms themselves using their hands, and those who could not use it, from their relatives with verbal consent),
• At least 18 years of age and over,
• Oriented to place, person and time,
• Patients who do not have spinal cord injury, parapilegia, or quadriplegia that may physiologically impede the individual's intestinal excretion Does not have any problems that prevent cognitive, sensory and verbal communication,
• Patients who are conscious and not using any sedating medication
• men and women aged 20-80 at the time of approval

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy or possible pregnancy;
• the habit of doing all kinds of breathing exercises;

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos; Abdominal breathing exercise group .The group, which receives abdominal breathing exercise training, will perform video-assisted breathing exercises for 30 minutes a day.	Other: Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos; Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos: A video consisting of 30-minute exercises will be shot for these patients. And each patient will be asked to do the breathing exercise for 30 minutes by watching this video.
Active Comparator: Medium pace walking group; Medium pace walking group .Control group will walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes daily.	Other: Medium pace walking group; Medium pace walking group: 30 minutes daily. Walking at a moderate pace is required. Physical activity levels will be monitored with the ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	In order to determine the severity of constipation and the degree of impact of their current situation on their lives, individuals will be asked to mark a suitable point on a horizontal line with an actual length of 10 cm. In terms of the impact of the current situation on my life, "0" means it has no impact on my life, and "10" means living like this is unbearable.	two months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Constipation Severity Scale (CSS)	Constipation Severity Scale (CSS):There are 16 questions in total. The Constipation Severity Scale has three subscales: Fecal obstruction (FO), Large Intestinal Laziness (LIL) and Pain. The score that can be obtained from the FO sub-dimension is 0-28, the score that can be obtained from the LIL sub-dimension is 0-29,the score that can be received from the Pain sub-dimension is 0-16, and the lowest score that can be obtained from the CSS is 0 and the highest score is 73.High taken from the scale score indicates that symptoms are severe	two months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Chronic Constipation Quality of Life Scale	The PAC-QOL survey consists of 28 questions, and based on the factor analysis structure, the instrument consists of four subscales: "Physical discomfort (questions 1-4)," "Psychosocial discomfort (questions 5-12)," "Worries and concerns." (questions 13-23)" and "Satisfaction (questions 24-28)." Similar to a Likert scale, each option is scored from 0-4 (least to greatest impact), with higher scores indicating the worst quality of life. However, since questions 18, 25, 26, 27 and 28 were positive and the other 23 questions were negative, reverse coding was required.	two months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Fatma Erdeo, Ph D, Necmettin Erbakan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 28, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): April 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Constipation
• Other Study ID Numbers: NEU-FTR-FE-04

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