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Pre-Surgery belly rub may keep you regular

NCT ID NCT07570004

Symptom relief Sponsor: Burcu Ozkan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether giving people a gentle abdominal massage before surgery could help prevent constipation after the operation. Sixty adults who were already constipated and scheduled for general surgery took part. Half received a 15-minute massage twice a day before surgery, while the other half got no massage. Researchers then compared stool consistency and constipation rates between the two groups.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
abdominal massage
What this could lead to
If effective, this simple massage technique could offer a drug-free way to prevent constipation after surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 60 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the massage might not work better than no treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2026

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria: * Being hospitalized in the General Surgery Department * Experiencing constipation * Being 18 years of age or older * Having the cognitive ability to answer questions * Voluntary participation in the study Exclusion criteria: * Being under 18 years of age * Not experiencing constipation * Having a condition that contraindicates abdominal massage (active intra-abdominal pathology, open wound, thrombocytopenia, etc.) * Insufficient cognitive ability

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

constipation disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Constipation STOOL

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Health Sciences University Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital

    Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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