Clinical trial NCT04513093: Aromatherapy Massage Applied on Constipation
Official title: Effect of Abdominal Massage Applied With Ginger and Lavender Oil on Constipation for Elderly Individuals
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Constipation
Keywords: Nurse
Elderly
Constipation
Aromatherapy
Abdominal Massage
Lead sponsor: Suleyman Demirel University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-08-14
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 89
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of abdominal massage with ginger and lavender oil on constipation in elderly individuals.

Design: The study was completed with 40 elderly individuals in Kayseri nursing home, including 20 in intervention and 20 in control group who met the criteria for inclusion in the study. In the study, written informed volunteer consent was obtained from the individuals with the approval of the ethics committee and the permission of the institution.

The elderly individuals in the intervention group underwent aromatherapy massage with ginger and lavender oils for a period of five days and 15 minutes on weekdays for four weeks according to the abdominal massage application protocol. No application was made to individuals in the control group.

Detailed description: Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of abdominal massage with ginger and lavender oil on constipation in elderly individuals.

Design: The study was completed with 40 elderly individuals in Kayseri nursing home, including 20 in intervention and 20 in control group who met the criteria for inclusion in the study. In the study, written informed volunteer consent was obtained from the individuals with the approval of the ethics committee and the permission of the institution. The data were collected by the researcher using the Questionnaire Form, Bristol Stool Scale, Rome IV Criteria, Constipation Severity Scale and Mini Mental Test.

The elderly individuals in the intervention group underwent aromatherapy massage with ginger and lavender oils for a period of five days and 15 minutes on weekdays for four weeks according to the abdominal massage application protocol. No application was made to individuals in the control group. The "Bristol Stool Scale" and "Constipation Severity Scale" were re-applied to the individuals in the intervention and control group before, during the second week of practice and at the end of practice (fourth week).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Elderly individuals with constipation determined by the institution doctor,
* Individuals diagnosed with constipation according to the Roma-criteria,
* Individuals, who achieved a score of 24 and higher on the standardized mini mental test (SMMT),
* Individuals, who do not have lesions disrupting skin integrity in the abdominal region,
* And elderly individuals, who agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),
* Individuals who have undergone bowel surgery before,
* Individuals diagnosed with colon cancer,
* Individuals with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,
* Individuals with umbilical hernia
* And individuals allergic to lavender and ginger oil.

Primary outcomes:
measure: 1. Mini Mental Test.
timeFrame: Before the application of massage
measure: 2. Rome IV Criteria
timeFrame: Before the application of massage
measure: 3. Bristol Stool Scale
timeFrame: in four weeks
measure: 4. Constipation Severity Scale
timeFrame: in four weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Isparta
country: Turkey
facility: Suleyman Demirel University
Study officials:
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