Enteral Nutrition and Abdominal Massage

NCT06075121 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AmasyaU-EY-208
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of abominal massage on feeding intolerance and blood sugar levels in intensive care patients who are continuously feeding enterally and have diabetes.

Conditions

Intensive Care Unit Syndrome

Keywords

massage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Gastric residual volume

  Gastric residual volume will be done every four hours. GRV measurement will be made 30 minutes after stopping feeding.

  5 days

• Abdominal Distension

  Abdominal Distension be evaluated 30 minutes after stopping feeding. Abdominal distention control will be done using the palpation method.

  5 days

• Bristol stool scale scale

  This scale is designed to classify an individual's bowel movements into seven separate categories of stool. According to the "Bristol Stool Consistency Scale", Type 1 and Type 2 indicate constipation, Type 3 and Type 4 indicate normal defecation, and Type 5, Type 6 and Type 7 indicate diarrhea.

  5 days

• Blood sugar

  Blood glucose levels will be checked four times a day at 10:00-14:00-18:00 and 22:00.

  5 days

Study Arms (2)

Abdominal massage group

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in the massage group will receive an abdominal massage twice a day for 5 days, between 10.00 in the morning and 22.00 in the evening for 15 minutes.

Other: Abdominal massage

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine treatment and care practices in the hospital will continue for 5 days without any additional intervention and the same data will be evaluated at the same time.

Interventions

Abdominal massage OTHER

Patients in the massage group will receive an abdominal massage twice a day for 5 days, between 10.00 in the morning and 22.00 in the evening. Enteral nutrition will be interrupted twice a day for 5 days, between 09.30-10.00 in the morning and 21.30-22.00 in the evening, and patients will receive an abdominal massage for 15 minutes.

Abdominal massage group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The age of 18 years and over
• Diagnosed with diabetes mellitus
• Having just started continuous enteral feeding via nasogastric tube
• Glasgow coma scale \>3
• Patients who do not have a wound in the abdominal area
• Patients without current diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, abdominal distension
• Patients who gave their consent to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who had started enteral feeding before starting the study
• Patients who received radiotherapy to the abdominal area
• Abdominal surgery within the last three months
• Patients with ileus
• Patients using medications that affect gastrointestinal motility

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amasya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amasya U

Amasya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 27, 2023
• First Posted: October 10, 2023
• Study Start: June 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 22, 2024
• Study Completion: June 22, 2024
• Last Updated: January 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)