NCT03662672

Rib Raising for Post-operative Ileus

Randomized Controlled Trial of Rib Raising as Early Treatment for Post-operative Ileus

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 69 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We are conducting a randomized controlled trial the use of rib raising for post-operative ileus. Rib raising is an osteopathic manipulative technique (OMT). We will recruit all patients undergoing major abdominal surgery and once they have been enrolled, we will randomize them to receive daily rib raising or a control technique where we place hands on the back but do not apply any pressure. In preliminary studies, Rib raising has been shown to reduce post-operative ileus and hospital length of stay by up to 50%.

Conditions

• Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
• Manipulation, Osteopathic
• Postoperative Care
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
• Postoperative Complications
• Osteopathic Medicine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Rib raising and lumbar release	Rib raising per protocol described in arm description.
PROCEDURE	Sham procedure	Sham procedure per protocol described in arm description

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-27
• Primary completion: 2019-08-15
• Completion: 2019-08-30
• First posted: 2018-09-07
• Last updated: 2022-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States