Gum Chewing and Postoperative Intestinal Function After Gynecolgic Operations

Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Disorder Postoperative

Treatments: Other: chewing gum

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02455739

ZEYNEP KAMIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aimed to assess whether postoperative gum chewing improve intestinal functions.

Full description

We will randomize patients into two groups after gynecologic operations. One group will chew gum, the other group not and we will assess the gastrointestinal function functions.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women underwent gynecologic operation
• Women who are eligible for gum chewing

Exclusion criteria

• Women with previous gastrointestinal intervantion
• Women with previous abdominal surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

chewing gum positive

Experimental group

Description:

chewing gum group will chew gum

Treatment:

Other: chewing gum

chewing gum negative

No Intervention group

Description:

chewing gum group will not chew gum