A Common But Unknown Disease; Nave Sliding (NS)

NCT04998929 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Komar
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study is a case series study, conducted to introduce a common disease of abdominal wall which has received less attention in scientific resources. The study population was all patients who following repeated hospital visits did not improve, and for their last try, they visited a traditional clinic, and were diagnosed with umbilical hernia.

Conditions

Navel; Hernia

Keywords

nave sliding; abdominal wall defect

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Demographic information questionnaire

  age, gender

  1 hour through study completion

• standard form of health history taking

  onset of the disease, cause, signs and symptoms, Hospital visits and all medical procedures, including lab test results, imaging, failed medical interventions that the patients have received once they suspected the problem with their health, and differential diagnosis.

  5 hour through study completion

• body mass index

  BMI in kg/m\^2

  once at admission time

Interventions

complementary therapy OTHER

traditional techniques of treatment including, (a)cupping therapy, (b)Backstroke for young people, (c)Sitting on all fours while the other person holds both knees firmly with the hands, the patient is asked to bend at the back so that the abdominal muscles are stretched, (d)taking a nerve that passes under the armpit with two index fingers and thumbs and applying intense pressure to the extent that the patient goes unconscious due to the severity of the pain, (e)Hanging the patient from the horizontal bar and stretching the abdominal muscles, (f)Tie an onion-sized object such as, a bag of wheat or salt, with a scarf on the navel for one hour, (g) taking the gum of mountain pistachio tree which is the same as turpentine and halve a walnut and fill it with raw turpentine and put it inside the navel for 72 hours, and then move it in the umbilical region by twisting hand movements, (h)cupping therapy.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

20 patients who following repeated hospital visits did not improve, and for their last try, they visited a traditional clinic, and were diagnosed with nave sliding

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of nave sliding
• Must be able to provide a complete health history information

You may not qualify if:

• unwillingness to continue
• any unexpected complication of traditional treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Komar University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Komar University

Sulaymaniyah, Iran, 6791683511, Iraq

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hernia

Interventions

Complementary Therapies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator,nursing department, lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2021
• First Posted: August 10, 2021
• Study Start: August 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2020
• Study Completion: December 30, 2020
• Last Updated: August 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IR (1)