Effect of Chewing Gum and Drinking Fennel Tea

NCT06403215 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2018.2018
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: Postoperative ileus after cesarean section is a problem that significantly prolongs hospital stay and increases perioperative costs. The ability of postoperative fennel tea consumption to produce bowel movement is unclear and needs to be studied. This study aimed to determine the effect of chewing gum and drinking fennel tea on intestinal motility after cesarean section. Methods: The study was conducted in postnatal care wards between January 2018 and April 2018. Simple randomization was used to assign women to the study arms. Data were collected during Pregnancy Constipation Diagnostic Scale, Data Collection and Follow-up Form were collected.

Conditions

Bowel Ileus; Cesarean Section Complications

Keywords

Cesarean; chewing gum; fennel tea; Bowel sounds

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• bowel sounds

  Bowel sounds were recorded every 2 hours.

  12 hours

• flatulation

  .The time of the first flatulation were determined by asking the women themselves and this information was then recorded using the study form.

  24 hours

• defecation

  .The time of the first defecation were determined by asking the women themselves and this information was then recorded using the study form.

  48 hours

Study Arms (4)

Chewing gum group

EXPERIMENTAL

Women in this group chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation. As a result of their meta-analysis study, a study reported that chewing gum for 15 minutes every two hours until oral intake started bowel sounds in a shorter time. Therefore, in the current study, women chewed gum for 15 minutes every two hours, following two hours after the cesarean operation. The bowel sounds of the women were listened to and their flatulation times were recorded before and after gum chewing for 15 minutes every two hours. When women were allowed oral intake, gum-chewing activity was terminated completely. Data for the first time of flatulation and the bowel sounds were collected by verbally asking women, and these data were recorded in the follow-up form.

Other: Chewing gum group

Fennel tea group

EXPERIMENTAL

Women in this group started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea). Fennel seeds (2 grams) were put into 150 ml water, boiled at a temperature of 100 °C, and left for 20 minutes. Women were then instructed to drink the tea. Bowel sounds were recorded every 2 hours, before and after drinking the fennel tea. The time of the first flatulation and the first bowel sounds were determined by asking the women themselves and this information was then recorded using the study form.

Other: Fennel tea group

Chewing gum+Fennel tea group

EXPERIMENTAL

Women in this group chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation. As a result of their meta-analysis study, a study reported that chewing gum for 15 minutes every two hours until oral intake started bowel sounds in a shorter time.Women were then instructed to drink the tea. Bowel sounds were recorded every 2 hours, before and after drinking the fennel tea. The time of the first flatulation and the first bowel sounds were determined by asking the women themselves and this information was then recorded using the study form.

Other: Chewing gum+Fennel tea group

Control group

EXPERIMENTAL

Researcher sounded in bowel movement as hospital protocols.

Other: Control group

Interventions

Chewing gum group OTHER

Women in this group chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation.

Chewing gum group

Fennel tea group OTHER

Women in this group started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).

Fennel tea group

Chewing gum+Fennel tea group OTHER

Women in this group both chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation and started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).

Chewing gum+Fennel tea group

Control group OTHER

No intervention

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Without chronic disease
• women who had a cesarean section under general anesthesia
• received primary school education at least
• women had no problems during pregnancy
• who had no history of allergy
• who had a body mass index (BMI) of 18.50-24.99 kg/m2
• no previous abdominal operation
• no complications during the operation.

You may not qualify if:

• age\<18 years
• multiparous women
• who had a cesarean section under spinal anesthesia
• spontaneous onset of labor
• who had a chronic systemic disease
• who had problems during pregnancy
• who had any history of allergy
• who had a body mass index (BMI) of \<24.99 kg/m2
• who had a previous abdominal operation, and complications during the operation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University

Istanbul, 34854, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Ileus

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Obstruction; Intestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Rüveyda Ölmez Yalazı, PhDc

  Marmara University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2024
• First Posted: May 7, 2024
• Study Start: September 11, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2018
• Study Completion: June 30, 2019
• Last Updated: May 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)