Clinical trial NCT05343910: The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation
Official title: The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation in Elderly
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Constipation
Keywords: aroma massage
constipation
elderly
nursing
Lead sponsor: Mersin University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-04-25
Enrollment: 48
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 90
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Parallel Assignment
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: 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.

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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Stool consistency
timeFrame: change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
measure: Amount of stool
timeFrame: change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
measure: Straining during defecation
timeFrame: change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
measure: 38 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Full after defecation feeling of inability to ejaculate
timeFrame: change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
measure: Number of defecations
timeFrame: change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Mersin University
Study officials:
affiliation: Ataturk University
name: Mağfiret Kaşıkçı, Prof.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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