Status:
COMPLETED
Reflexology Socks and Opioid-induced Constipation
Lead Sponsor:
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Conditions:
Opioid Use
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Opioids are one of the most commonly used treatment approaches in the treatment of severe pain due to cancer and non-cancer causes. The most commonly reported side effect by patients related to opioid...
Detailed Description
The basis of the physiopathological mechanism of constipation due to opioid use is the reducing effect on intestinal motility. There are opioid receptors called "mu" in the enteric nervous system. In ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who are at least 18 years old ( ≥ 18 years old)
- Patients with a maximum age of 85 years (≤ 85 years old)
- Patients who volunteered to participate in the study
- Does not have any disability in communicating cognitively, mentally and verbally.
- Opioid treatment applied for approximately 2 weeks
- Those with constipation complaints
- At least one of the constipation problems (straining during bowel emptying, hard stool, feeling of incomplete evacuation, gas/bloating, rectal pressure/defecation sensation) that have been emptied less than 3 times a week since the opioid treatment started and/or developed due to opioid use patients
- Patients with a foot number between 37-44
Exclusion
- Having a complaint of peripheral neuropathy
- Being diagnosed with diabetes
- Having impaired skin integrity
- Having any deformity of flat feet or feet
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 30 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 7 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05314335
Start Date
October 30 2020
End Date
July 7 2022
Last Update
April 12 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Mugla Sitki Kocman University
Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey (Türkiye)