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NCT number NCT03046563
Other study ID # MOST 105-2314-B-039-033 -
Secondary ID
Status Enrolling by invitation
Phase N/A
First received February 5, 2017
Last updated February 22, 2017
Start date November 2015
Est. completion date May 2017

Study information

Verified date February 2017
Source China Medical University Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. Experimental group was pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelingauscultation bowel sounds like.


Description:

Experimental research design with two-group repeated-measure design. The investigators estimate there are recruit fifty patients from related rehabilitation hospital of a medical center in Taichung, central Taiwan, using randomization put patients in experimental group and control group. Experimental group Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes total, press once in the morning and afternoon, seven days total and two days for follow the trail. Control group was pressing sham ponits. Research tools to self semi-structured questionnaire collected data on patient's diet, activity, medication, defecation patterns, subjective defecation feelings, and auscultation bowel sounds like. The investigators expected the results of this study can provide clinical nursing care for stroke patients of reference, to improve quality of care, and increase acupressure to improve the empirical data of stroke in patients with constipation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Enrolling by invitation
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date May 2017
Est. primary completion date November 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 20 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. patients who were diagnosed as stroke, and in stability phase.

2. patients who had constipation symptoms.

3. patients whose platelets counts more than 150,000 / ยต.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Consciousness is not clear.

2. The physician diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome.

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Acupressure and Abdominal Massage
Pressing the Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36) , Tianshu(ST 25) and abdominal massage for eight minutes
Pressing the Sham points
Pressing the sham points for eight minutes

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Li-Li Chen

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary defecation patterns measure defecation frequency and nature 9 days
Secondary auscultation bowel sounds auscultation bowel sounds before and after intervention 9 days
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