"Which Type of Exercise is More Effective in Chronic Constipation?

Necmettin Erbakan University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Chronic Constipation

Treatments: Other: Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos; Other: Medium pace walking group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06354855

NEU-FTR-FE-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, it will be investigated whether a daily 30-minute walk or abdominal breathing exercise is more effective on chronic constipation.

Full description

According to the results of population-based studies conducted in our country, the frequency of constipation varies between 22-40%. In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise.

In addition to medical treatment, alternative treatments are frequently used in the treatment of constipation. One of these is exercise. Many traditional breathing techniques developed in Asia are thought to be beneficial to health. In the light of this information, it is aimed to monitor ActiGraph GT3X+ Accelerometer, which is an objective measurement method of physical activity, and to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise, which is one of the abdominal breathing exercises.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to speak and understand Turkish,
• Voluntarily accepted to participate in the research and written consent form was obtained (those who could fill out the forms themselves using their hands, and those who could not use it, from their relatives with verbal consent),
• At least 18 years of age and over,
• Oriented to place, person and time,
• Patients who do not have spinal cord injury, parapilegia, or quadriplegia that may physiologically impede the individual's intestinal excretion Does not have any problems that prevent cognitive, sensory and verbal communication,
• Patients who are conscious and not using any sedating medication
• men and women aged 20-80 at the time of approval

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy or possible pregnancy;
• the habit of doing all kinds of breathing exercises;

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos

Active Comparator group

Description:

Abdominal breathing exercise group .The group, which receives abdominal breathing exercise training, will perform video-assisted breathing exercises for 30 minutes a day.

Treatment:

Other: Group is doing breathing exercises while watching videos

Medium pace walking group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Medium pace walking group .Control group will walk at a moderate pace for 30 minutes daily.

Treatment:

Other: Medium pace walking group