The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation

Constipation Clinical Trial

— aromatherapy  

Official title:

The Effect of Aroma Massage on Constipation in Elderly

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05343910
• Other study ID #: MersinUniversty
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2013

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Mersin University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Advancing age arising changes in health status and systems adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly and the elderly face many complex health problems. Constipation is one of the common problems in the elderly. Therefore, The aim of this study is to examine effects of aromatherapy massage on constipation in the elderly.

Description:

Old age is a physiological period of life in which various changes take place, meaning that the elderly must be given special consideration as a group with regard to health care. Advancing age arising changes in health status and systems adversely affect the quality of life of the elderly and the elderly face many complex health problems. Constipation is one of the common problems in the elderly. Insufficient liquid intake, insufficient or unsuitable diet, decreased mobility, the side effects of medication, underlying diseases, and rectal sensory-motor dysfunction are among the causes of constipation in the elderly. Constipation is a preventable and treatable problem, which if left untreated can cause physical and associated psychological problems such as back and waist pain, rectal pressure, loss of appetite, confusion, incontinence, nausea and vomiting, urinary dysfunction, fissure, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, intestinal obstruction, and syncope. Constipation can be managed using pharmacological methods, such as laxatives, enemas, suppositories, along with nonpharmacological procedures, such as changes in nutritional habits, fluid intake, education, activities to develop healthy intestinal habits, exercise, massage, aroma massage, biofeedback, stress management and acupuncture.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years and older
• Communication and cooperation can be established
• Conscious,, agreeing to participate in the research,
• Decreasing bowel movements, not able to deactivate for 3 days or more
• Living more than two of the complaints related to defecation, who have not undergone intestinal surgery before
• Lesion or infection that disrupts skin integrity in the abdominal region, elderly without any problems such as heart disease and dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• had language problems
• were below 65 years of age and
• refused to participate in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Constipation

Intervention

Other:
• Aroma massage
The older adult participants in the experimental group were applied aroma massage through gentle movements with slight pressure for 15 min a day, five days a week for three weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mersin University	Mersin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mersin University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stool consistency	Small as marble, hard (1 point) Bulky, hard (2 points) Normal (3 points) Soft (4 points) Juicy (5 points); 7-day total value for stool consistency / 7-day total number of stools	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Primary	Amount of stool	None (0 points) Less than the previous stool (1 point) Normal (2 points) a lot (3 points) 7-day total value for stool amount / 7-day total number of stools	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Primary	Straining during defecation	Defecation without straining (1 point) Straining at the beginning of defecation (2 points) Straining at half defecation (3 points) Straining during the entire defecation (4 points); Obtained 7 days for straining during defecation total value / total number of defecations in 7 days	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Primary	38 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçlari Full after defecation feeling of inability to ejaculate	None after defecation (0 points) Present after defecation (1 point); 7 for the feeling of incomplete ejaculation after defecation. total value obtained per day / total number of defecations in 7 days	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention
Primary	Number of defecations	How many defecations per day; Total number of defecations in 7 days / 7	change from before intervention, 3rd and 4th week of intervention