Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Chronic Constipation
NCT Number: NCT06578442
Status: COMPLETED
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Constipation|Electrotherapy
Interventions: OTHER: Magnetic Field Treatment|OTHER: Constipation Coping Training
Sponsor: Medipol University
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 40
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2018-09-01
Completion Date: 2019-03-01
Locations: Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Beykoz, 34100, Turkey

Summary:
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of magnetic field therapy on individuals with chronic constipation. 40 individuals with chronic constipation between the ages of 18-68 who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Participants were divided into two groups: treatment group (n=20) and control group (n=2O). The control group was given "constipation coping training" and asked to perform the taught methods every day for 8 weeks. Whether the individuals applied the methods was checked via telehabilitation. Participants in the treatment group received magnetic field therapy twice a week for 8 weeks. Participants were evaluated with the Constipation Severity Scale, Constipation Quality of Life Scale and International Physical Activity Questionnaire before and after the treatment.

Magnetic field therapy provides improvement in sub-parameters such as difficulty in defecation, slowing down of colon movements, and pain due to constipation. It has provided an increase in the quality of life due to constipation. Magnetic field therapy can be applied as an alternative treatment method for the treatment of individuals with chronic constipation problems.

Primary Outcome Measures: Constipation Severity Scale (CSS), It is a scale that reveals the symptoms of constipation in people. It makes an evaluation to determine the problems experienced by individuals in defecation. The scale includes 16 questions. The lowest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 0 and the highest is 73. A high score indicates that the symptoms are serious., Four weeks|Constipation Quality of Life Scale, It is a self-rating scale consisting of worry/anxiety, physical discomfort, psychosocial discomfort and satisfaction subscales. Item scores of the Likert-type scale vary between 1-5. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 140 and the lowest score is 28. A high score indicates poor quality of life., Four weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures: International Physical Activity Survey-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Physical activities performed for at least 10 minutes at a time are evaluated. Made in the last 7 days; Vigorous physical activities and their duration (football, basketball, aerobics, fast cycling, etc.), moderate physical activities and their duration (light load carrying, cycling at normal speed, folk dances, etc.), walking and one-day sitting times are questioned and noted. All activities performed are converted to MET and the total physical activity score (MET×min×week) is calculated. According to the total physical activity score, participants' physical activity levels are classified as "low, medium and high"., Four weeks