NCT04620850

Effect of Acupressure on Recovery of Bowel Function in Patients Post Cesarean Section

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Research objectives To compare the efficacy of acupressure with no acupressure to examine time to first flatus in patient post cesarean section ; Acupressure at ST-36 Zusanli (lateral to anterior crest of tibia, in the tibialis anterior muscle) Research hypothesis Patients who received acupressure will have earlier flatus passage

Detailed description

Research design Randomized controlled trial. Compare between The investigators is who assess the acupressure with control group is the participants do not assess the acupressure

Conditions

• Acupressure
• Post-Op Complication
• Cesarean Section
• Bowel Ileus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupressure	Acupressure after cesarean section 3 hr and then next 3 hr (duration 10 min per time)

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-15
• Primary completion: 2021-06-30
• Completion: 2021-07-30
• First posted: 2020-11-09
• Last updated: 2021-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand