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

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Mugla Sitki Kocman University

Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey (Türkiye)