"The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastrointestinal Functions in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition in Intensive Care"
The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastrointestinal Functions in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition in Intensive Care
Mersin University
70 participants
Jan 6, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal functions in mechanically ventilated patients receiving enteral nutrition in intensive care units.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria10
- Patients over 18 years of age.
- Patients who have been intubated and are on enteral feeding for at least 5 days.
- Patients without wounds on the extremities or abdominal area.
- Patients without a history of surgical intervention or radiotherapy in the abdominal area.
- Patients without current gastrointestinal symptoms (constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal distension, or increased gastric residual volume).
- Patients without intestinal obstruction.
- Patients who have given consent through a first-degree relative.
- Patients with no contraindications for abdominal massage.
- Glasgow Coma Scale GCS \> 3.
- Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score \> 16
Exclusion Criteria6
- Patients receiving intermittent enteral nutrition
- Patients not on mechanical ventilation
- Patients with contraindications for abdominal massage
- Patients fed via Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Patients who were intubated later
- Patients hospitalized due to postoperative reasons
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Interventions
Abdominal massage will be administered twice a day for 15 minutes over three days. This intervention aims to evaluate its effects on defecation frequency, gastric residual volume, and abdominal distension.
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NCT06631001