Gum Chewing Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital
Verified date | October 2018 |
Source | Rajavithi Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
A total patients undergoing abdominal complete surgical staging for various gynecological cancers were randomized into a gum-chewing group or a control group. The patients chewed sugarless gum three times from the first postoperative morning until the first passage of flatus. Each chewing session lasted 30 min. Total abdominal hysterectomy with systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphad- enectomy was performed on all patients as part of complete staging surgery. Groups were compared in terms of time to first bowel movement time, first flatus and feces pass time, Total length of hospital stay.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 80 |
Est. completion date | January 13, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | June 30, 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - • Female patients preparing for complete surgical staging for malig- nant gynecologic disease such as endometrial cancer, cervix cancer and ovarian cancer were assessed for eligibility. - age 18-60 yr - good consciousness Exclusion Criteria: - Exclusion criteria for the study included thyroid diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, complaints of chronic constipation (defined as two or fewer bowel movements per week), a history of prior abdominal bowel surgery, abdominal radiation, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy, need for intensive care more that 24 h postoperatively, nasogastric tube drainage beyond the first postopera- tive morning, or bowel anastomosis and upper abdominal multivisceral surgical approaches in relation to the debulking surgery |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Thailand | Rajavithi hospital | Bangkok |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Rajavithi Hospital |
Thailand,
Ertas IE, Gungorduk K, Ozdemir A, Solmaz U, Dogan A, Yildirim Y. Influence of gum chewing on postoperative bowel activity after complete staging surgery for gynecological malignancies: a randomized controlled trial. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Oct;131(1):118-22. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | postoperative flatus pass time | The main outcome variable of the study was postoperative flatus pass time (hours from end of operation). Participants will be followed for the duration of the flatus pass time, | an expected average of 48 hours | |
Secondary | duration of hospital stay | Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 3 weeks | an expected average of 3 weeks ] |
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