"Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation?

Chronic Constipation Clinical Trial

Official title:

"Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation? (Randomized Controlled Study)"

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06354855
• Other study ID #: NEU-FTR-FE-04
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Necmettin Erbakan University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, it will be investigated whether a daily 30-minute walk or abdominal breathing exercise is more effective on chronic constipation.

Description:

According to the results of population-based studies conducted in our country, the frequency of constipation varies between 22-40%. In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise.

In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise. Many traditional breathing techniques developed in Asia are thought to be beneficial to health. In the light of this information, it is aimed to monitor ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer, which is an objective measurement method of physical activity, and to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise, which is one of the abdominal breathing exercises.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: December 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to speak and understand Turkish,

• Voluntarily accepted to participate in the research and written consent form was obtained (those who could fill out the forms themselves using their hands, and those who could not use it, from their relatives with verbal consent),

• At least 18 years of age and over,

• Oriented to place, person and time,

• Patients who do not have spinal cord injury, parapilegia, or quadriplegia that may physiologically impede the individual's intestinal excretion Does not have any problems that prevent cognitive, sensory and verbal communication,

• Patients who are conscious and not using any sedating medication

• men and women aged 20-80 at the time of approval

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy or possible pregnancy;

• the habit of doing all kinds of breathing exercises;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Constipation
• Constipation

Intervention

Other:
• Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos
Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos: A video consisting of 30-minute exercises will be shot for these patients. And each patient will be asked to do the breathing exercise for 30 minutes by watching this video.
• Medium pace walking group
Medium pace walking group: 30 minutes daily. Walking at a moderate pace is required. Physical activity levels will be monitored with the ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Faculty of Nezahat Kelesoglu Health Sciences Necmettin Erbakan University	Konya	Meram

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Necmettin Erbakan University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Chronic Constipation Quality of Life Scale	The PAC-QOL survey consists of 28 questions, and based on the factor analysis structure, the instrument consists of four subscales: "Physical discomfort (questions 1-4)," "Psychosocial discomfort (questions 5-12)," "Worries and concerns." (questions 13-23)" and "Satisfaction (questions 24-28)." Similar to a Likert scale, each option is scored from 0-4 (least to greatest impact), with higher scores indicating the worst quality of life. However, since questions 18, 25, 26, 27 and 28 were positive and the other 23 questions were negative, reverse coding was required.	two months
Primary	Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	In order to determine the severity of constipation and the degree of impact of their current situation on their lives, individuals will be asked to mark a suitable point on a horizontal line with an actual length of 10 cm. In terms of the impact of the current situation on my life, "0" means it has no impact on my life, and "10" means living like this is unbearable.	two months
Secondary	Constipation Severity Scale (CSS)	Constipation Severity Scale (CSS):There are 16 questions in total. The Constipation Severity Scale has three subscales: Fecal obstruction (FO), Large Intestinal Laziness (LIL) and Pain. The score that can be obtained from the FO sub-dimension is 0-28, the score that can be obtained from the LIL sub-dimension is 0-29,the score that can be received from the Pain sub-dimension is 0-16, and the lowest score that can be obtained from the CSS is 0 and the highest score is 73.High taken from the scale score indicates that symptoms are severe	two months