The Effectiveness of Massage in Treating Constipation

NCT01354080 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 03constip2011KASS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of massage based on the tensegrity rule and classical abdominal massage in persons with constipation.

Conditions

Constipation

Keywords

constipation; massage; tensegrity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient Questionnaire (including Rome Test)

  The aims of the Patient Questionnaire were to proof constipation presence and supply evidence of the frequency and the quality of bowel movements, and to compare them with the state from Diary

  baseline (immediately before the first massage session)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Diary of Bowel Movements

  on 7th day and 21st day from the 1st massage session

Study Arms (2)

tensegrity massage

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group of patients massage sessions based on the tensegrity method were applied.

Other: massage based on the tensegrity rule

classical massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In this group of patients classical massage sessions were applied

Other: massage - classical abdominal

Interventions

massage based on the tensegrity rule OTHER

The massage consist of brushing the skin, stroking of the lower abdominal integuments. Elastic deformation of the thoracolumbar fascia. Then the abdominal integuments were elastically deformed by kneading to normalize the rest tension of the muscles of the abdominal integuments as well as, indirectly, the myofascial apparatus of the pelvic floor and in this way improve venous blood and lymph outflow from the large intestine and the sigmoid colon area. The next treatment stage - performing circular movements within the limits of the skin's mobility at 1/3 of the medial part of the thigh. By stroking movements in the direction of the armpit in accordance with the run of the thoracoepigastric and costalaxillary veins. Then the intercostal muscles were deformed.

tensegrity massage

massage - classical abdominal OTHER

The classical abdominal massage consisted of circular movements performed on the abdominal integuments by superficial and deep stroking techniques according to the colonic route (clockwise)

classical massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age from 18 to 70 years old
• after therapy with Vermoks 2\*1/ 3 regardless of body weight
• negative Elis test for lambliasis
• proper laboratory tests results: bilirubin, FA, GGTP, AspAT, AlAT
• ultrasound scan of the abdominal cavity
• positive interview based on questionnaire

You may not qualify if:

• present cancer or prior cancer treatment, if there is no clear agreement of the involved oncologist
• renal insufficiency \> II NYHA
• cardiovascular problems
• respiratory insufficiency \> II degree GOLD
• unstable coronary disease
• hypertensive crisis
• liver insufficiency
• prior liver transplant
• prior or active hepatitis
• jaundice
• prior surgical treatments except: appendectomy \>5 years before, cholecystectomy 5 years before
• unequalized endocrinopathies
• metabolic storage diseases
• diabetes
• nephrolithiasis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

Wroclaw, Wroclaw Destrict, 51-612, Poland

Location

Related Publications (16)

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  PMID: 11536845 BACKGROUND

• Kalish VB, Loven B, Sehgal M. Clinical inquiries. What is the best treatment for chronic constipation in the elderly? J Fam Pract. 2007 Dec;56(12):1050-2. No abstract available.

  PMID: 18053448 BACKGROUND

• Kassolik K, Andrzejewski W, Trzęsicka E, Charlton G. Anatomical Grounds for the Use of the Tensegrity Principle in Massage. Fizjoterapia Polska 3(4) vol. 7: 332-343, 2007.

  BACKGROUND

• Lamas K, Lindholm L, Stenlund H, Engstrom B, Jacobsson C. Effects of abdominal massage in management of constipation--a randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009 Jun;46(6):759-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.007. Epub 2009 Feb 12.

  PMID: 19217105 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 17219073 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 10086634 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 17498603 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 17117000 RESULT

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  PMID: 16970017 RESULT

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  PMID: 17643910 RESULT

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  PMID: 17632040 RESULT

• Emly M. Abdominal massage. Nurs Times. 1993 Jan 20-26;89(3):34-6. No abstract available.

  PMID: 8426818 RESULT

• Harrington KL, Haskvitz EM. Managing a patient's constipation with physical therapy. Phys Ther. 2006 Nov;86(11):1511-9. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20050347.

  PMID: 17079751 RESULT

• Kassolik K, Andrzejewski W, Trzęsicka E. Role of the Tensegrity Rule in Theoretical Basis of Massage Therapy. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 20(1):1053-8127, 2007.

  RESULT

• Kassolik K, Jaskolska A, Kisiel-Sajewicz K, Marusiak J, Kawczynski A, Jaskolski A. Tensegrity principle in massage demonstrated by electro- and mechanomyography. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2009 Apr;13(2):164-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2007.11.002. Epub 2007 Dec 21.

  PMID: 19329052 RESULT

• Klauser AG, Flaschentrager J, Gehrke A, Muller-Lissner SA. Abdominal wall massage: effect on colonic function in healthy volunteers and in patients with chronic constipation. Z Gastroenterol. 1992 Apr;30(4):247-51.

  PMID: 1534955 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Constipation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Krzysztof Kassolik, PhD

  University School of Physical Education in Wrocław

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2011
• First Posted: May 16, 2011
• Study Start: June 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: May 16, 2011

Record last verified: 2010-03

Locations

PL (1)