The Effects of Abdominal Massage on Functional (Primary) Chronic Constipation

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

74

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 10, 2018

Primary Completion Date

May 16, 2019

Study Completion Date

May 16, 2019

Conditions
Constipation
Interventions
OTHER

Standard bowel management

Lifestyle advices such as increasing fluid and fibre intake, improving physical activity level, and taking the ideal posture for defecation (squatting position) with a two-pages document.

OTHER

Abdominal massage

Abdominal massage will be performed three days a week for four weeks. Each session will last around 15-20 minutes.

OTHER

Placebo Ultrasound

Placebo ultrasound (US) will be applied to the abdominal region for four weeks, 2 days of the week and 15 minutes per day.

Trial Locations (1)

06100

Ceren Gursen, Ankara

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Hacettepe University

OTHER

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