Effect of Acupressure on Recovery of Bowel Function in Patients Post Cesarean Section

Rajavithi Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Post-Op Complication; Acupressure; Bowel Ileus

Treatments: Device: Acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04620850

165/2563

Details and patient eligibility

About

Research objectives To compare the efficacy of acupressure with no acupressure to examine time to first flatus in patient post cesarean section

; Acupressure at ST-36 Zusanli (lateral to anterior crest of tibia, in the tibialis anterior muscle)

Research hypothesis Patients who received acupressure will have earlier flatus passage

Full description

Research design Randomized controlled trial. Compare between The investigators is who assess the acupressure with control group is the participants do not assess the acupressure

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Pregnancy woman age 18-45 years
2. General anesthesia
3. Co-operate in research
4. Can speak in thai language

Exclusion criteria

1. Twin pregnancy
2. Placenta previa
3. Placental abruption
4. Chorioamnionitis
5. Complication intraoperation (Bowel or bladder injury)
6. Post partum hemorrhage
7. Abdominal adhesion
8. Opertative time more than 2 hour
9. History gastrointestinal surgery
10. Prior acupressure
11. Neurological disease
12. Neuromuscular disease
13. Hepatic disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

Acupressure after cesarean section 3 hr and then next 3 hr (duration 10 min per time) Acupressure at below knee the point ai locate about4 finger spcae below patella on the lateral side of tibia bone

Treatment:

Device: Acupressure

No acupressure

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard post-operative care