the Role of Gum Chewing in Regaining Bowel Motility in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section (RCT)

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effect of Gum Chewing on Regaining Bowel Motility After Cesarean Section

Treatments: Drug: sugarless gum

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03547284

Woman Health University Egypt

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim:to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative gum chewing on the recovery of bowel motility after cesarean section.

Full description

this study will be conducted on 162 patients undergoing cesarean section in obstetrics and gynecology department at Kasr el Ainy Hospital,Kairo university.

Enrollment: 162 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-35

  --Spinal anesthesia

• Pfannensteil incision

Exclusion criteria

• History of drug consumption especially opioids
• water and electrolyte disturbance
• History of abdominal surgery except cesarean section
• Intra and severe post operative complications
• diabetes
• Pre-eclampsia
• Hypothyroidism
• Muscular and neurological disorder
• Inability to chew gums

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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162 participants in 2 patient groups

81 patients,group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

81 women will receive 1 stick of sugarless gum for 15 minutes every 2 hours after surgery .

Treatment:

Drug: sugarless gum

81 patients,group 2

No Intervention group

Description:

81 patients will have traditional management(oral intake of clear fluids after hearing of first intestinal sounds or passage of flatus and regular diet after passage of stool)