CompletedNot Applicable

Foot and Abdominal Massage Applied to After Colonoscopy

Turkey (Türkiye)96 participantsStarted 2023-06-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of foot and abdominal massage applied to after colonoscopy on abdominal distention, pain and patient satisfaction.This was a randomized controlled experimental study conducted at the Colonoscopy unit in Medica Faculty Hospital . Participants assigned to the intervention group-1 received foot massages after colonoscopy, participants assigned to the intervention group-2 received abdominal massages after colonoscopy and participants assigned to the intervention group-3 received foot and abdominal massages after colonoscopy. Participants assigned to the control group received only "routine care" after colonoscopy. The abdominal pain, distension and satisfaction levels of the patients evaluated using the Numerical Rating Scale

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being of 18 years of age and above * Applying for colonoscopy for diagnosis and treatment, * Being conscious and oriented to place, person and time, * Having pain after the procedure, * No communication barriers, * Able to communicate in Turkish, * Individuals who gave written consent to participate in the research were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any psychiatric disease, * Those who have previously had bowel resection or another bowel surgery, * Those with colostomy and ileostomy, * Those with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, * Those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, * Having a history of malignant intestinal obstruction in their health history, * Diagnosed with colon cancer, * Those with umbilical/abdominal hernia, * Having an open wound in the abdominal and/or foot area, * Those with active lower gastrointestinal system bleeding, * Those with celiac disease, * Patients with FMF disease were excluded from the study.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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What they're measuring

abdominal pain

Timeframe: The end of the colonoscopy (0. Min), the end of intervention 30.min., 2. hour and 4. hour ]

Abdominal distension

Timeframe: The end of the colonoscopy (0. Min), the end of intervention 30.min., 2. hour and 4. hour

Patient Satisfaction

Timeframe: The end of intervention 4. hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06333535

SponsorTC Erciyes University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-01

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