The Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.
The Effectiveness of the Applying of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage to Improving Constipation in Stroke Patients.
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Brief Summary
Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. Experimental group was pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelingauscultation bowel sounds like.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2015
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 5, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 8, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2017
CompletedFebruary 24, 2017
February 1, 2017
1 year
February 5, 2017
February 22, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
defecation patterns
measure defecation frequency and nature
9 days
Secondary Outcomes (1)
auscultation bowel sounds
9 days
Study Arms (2)
Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
EXPERIMENTALPressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
Pressing the sham points
SHAM COMPARATORPressing the sham points for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail.
Interventions
Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes
Pressing the sham points for eight minutes
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients who were diagnosed as stroke, and in stability phase.
- patients who had constipation symptoms.
- patients whose platelets counts more than 150,000 / μ.
You may not qualify if:
- Consciousness is not clear.
- The physician diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Li-Li Chenlead
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- China Medical University
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 5, 2017
First Posted
February 8, 2017
Study Start
November 1, 2015
Primary Completion
November 1, 2016
Study Completion
May 1, 2017
Last Updated
February 24, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share