Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:57 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:57 AM
NCT ID:
NCT07244302
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients identified as constipated according to the Rome IV diagnostic criteria, as assessed by a clinical specialist.
* Patients whose hospitalization in the palliative care unit was planned for at least 7 days.
* Patients who were able to receive oral nutrition during the study period.
* Individuals aged 18 years or older.
* Patients who provided written informed consent, or whose first-degree relatives provided consent on their behalf.
* Caregivers responsible for administering the abdominal massage who provided written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with known gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or irritable bowel syndrome.
* Patients who had received abdominal radiotherapy within the last six weeks or who had undergone abdominal surgery within the past year.
* Patients with acute abdomen, colostomy or ileostomy, significant abdominal distension, abdominal hernia, abdominal tumors, diarrhea, or fecal impaction.
* Patients who were pregnant or suspected of being pregnant.
* Patients receiving enteral nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), nasogastric tubes, or similar feeding methods.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT07244302
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07244302