The Effect of Abdominal Massage and Warm Application on Excretory Activity in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement With Spinal Anesthesia

Launched by AYŞE DEMIRTAŞ · Aug 28, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how abdominal massage and warm applications can help with bowel movements in patients who are undergoing total knee replacement surgery with spinal anesthesia. After such surgery, patients often experience changes in their digestive system, and the study aims to see if these gentle techniques can improve the time it takes for patients to start having bowel sounds, when they’re able to have a bowel movement, and how much laxative they might need until they go home.

To participate in this study, you need to be at least 18 years old, able to understand and speak Turkish, and scheduled for a total knee replacement with spinal anesthesia. You should not have any medical issues that would make abdominal massage unsafe, like certain bowel diseases or tumors. If you join the study, you will receive the massage and warmth as part of your recovery process, and the team will monitor your progress. This research is currently looking for volunteers, and your involvement could help improve recovery experiences for future patients.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Written and verbal permission was obtained to participate in the study,
• • 18 years of age or older,
• • Conscious, oriented and cooperative,
• • Speaks and understands Turkish,
• • Total knee replacement with spinal anesthesia planned,
• • No condition in which abdominal massage is contraindicated (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumors, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal area, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy),
• • No physician-diagnosed chronic constipation,
• • Mobilized,
• • Patients who do not have problems with transition to oral feeding and can be fed orally will be included.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Written and verbal permission to participate in the research could not be obtained,
• • Under 18 years of age,
• • Unconscious, disoriented and uncooperative,
• • Can speak Turkish but cannot understand it,
• • Total knee replacement with general anesthesia planned,
• • Any condition in which abdominal massage is contraindicated (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumors, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal area, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy),
• • Physician-diagnosed chronic constipation,
• • Non-mobilized,
• • Patients who have problems with transition to oral feeding and who cannot be fed orally will not be included.