Investigation of the Additional Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training to Abdominal Massage in Functional Constipation
Hacettepe University
44 participants
Mar 15, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the additional effects of aerobic exercise to abdominal massage in patients with functional constipation. There are several studies investigating the effects of massage and aerobic exercise separately in functional constipation. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no studies combining abdominal massage and aerobic exercise to demonstrate additional effects. By combining these two approaches, we believe that a higher and broader effect (local and systemic) and perhaps a cure for constipation (reaching the ideal defecation frequency or asymptomatic status) can be achieved. Therefore, this study will include individuals between the ages of 18-65 who have a diagnosis of functional constipation and who agree to participate in the study. This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Being between the ages of 18-65
- Diagnosed with chronic constipation according to Rome IV criteria
- No new treatment for constipation in the last 3 months
- Absence of any condition that would prevent compliance with the interventions and assessments in the study
Exclusion Criteria10
- Presence of secondary constipation ( uncontrolled metabolic disease (uncontrolled DM, hypothyroidism), hyperparathyroidism, neurologic disease or use of anticoagulants, anticholinergics, antihistamines, antipsychotics or opioids)
- In individuals over 50 years of age, the presence of alarm symptoms (new-onset constipation, rectal bleeding, involuntary weight loss, nausea and vomiting, fever and anemia)
- having BMI > 30 kg/m²
- having cancer diagnosis
- being pregnant or breastfeeding, being within the first year postnatally
- having irritable Bowel Syndrome, Hirschprung's Disease, Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Megacolon diagnosis, Megarectum diagnosis, Rectocele and enterocele stage 3 and above
- presence of advanced systemic disease (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, renal or hepatic diseases)
- history of abdomino-pelvic or gastrointestinal surgery in the last 6 months
- presence of open wound, disruption of skin integrity, local tumor, cholestomy or abdominal hernia at the massage site
- Presence of orthopedic (e.g. lumbopelvic pain, advanced knee joint degeneration) and cardiovascular diseases (e.g. acute coronary syndrome, stage 3-4 heart valve diseases) that may prevent aerobic exercise training
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Interventions
Aerobic exercise training will be given for 8 weeks, 3 days a week on the treadmill in the clinic under the supervision of a physiotherapist, and 8 weeks, the other 2 days a week outside the clinic. The duration of the walking session is 50 minutes (5 minutes warm-up - 40 minutes load - 5 minutes cool down). Walking speed in the clinic will be determined according to the Heart Rate Reserve(HRR) method. In the warm-up and cool-down phases in the clinic, the walking speed will be adjusted in the range of 20-40% of HRR, while in the loading phase it will be adjusted in the range of 40-60% of HRR. Heart rate will be monitored with a monitor that detects heart rate by hand contact on the treadmill. Outside the clinic, walking speed will be determined according to the level of fatigue perceived on the Borg Scale. Outside the clinic, walking speed will be regulated as 10-12 (light) on the Borg scale during warm-up and cool-down phases and 12-14 (slightly difficult) during the loading period.
Abdominal massage will be performed manually by applying baby oil to the patient's abdomen and while the patient is in the supine position. This application will take approximately 15 minutes. The massage will be performed by the physiotherapist in the clinic 3 days a week for 8 weeks and by the patient outside the clinic 2 days a week for 8 weeks as self-massage.
Patient education will include information on the definition of constipation, causes of constipation, how constipation occurs, factors affecting constipation, concepts related to constipation, treatment options for constipation, and lifestyle recommendations for constipation, including increasing fluid intake, regulating nutrition, increasing physical activity, and regulating toilet habits.
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NCT06298331