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Ear massage eases Post-Surgery constipation in small trial

NCT ID NCT06862986

Symptom relief Sponsor: Mersin University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested whether ear massage can help bowel activity return faster after lower extremity surgery. Forty patients were split into two groups: one received standard care plus ear massage twice daily, the other standard care alone. Researchers measured when bowel sounds returned and when patients first had a bowel movement after surgery. The goal was to see if this simple, non-drug method could reduce constipation, which is common after such operations.

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Active substance
ear massage
What this could lead to
If effective, ear massage could offer a simple, drug-free way to help prevent or reduce constipation after leg surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, completed study with only 40 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the effect may be small or due to chance.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

40 people

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Started

Sep 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Not signing the Informed Volunteer Consent Form, * Under 18 years of age and over 65 years of age, * Unconscious or having problems with orientation, * Those who cannot speak Turkish and do not understand it, * undergoing surgical intervention at sites other than the lower extremities, * Physician-diagnosed chronic constipation or history of diseases that may affect intestinal peristalsis (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumor, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal region, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy) and regular laxative users, * Enemas administered before surgical intervention, * Patients who have problems with the transition to oral feeding and who are unable to feed orally will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Not signing the Informed Volunteer Consent Form, * Under 18 years of age and over 65 years of age, * Unconscious or having problems with orientation, * Those who cannot speak Turkish and do not understand it, * undergoing surgical intervention at sites other than the lower extremities, * Physician-diagnosed chronic constipation or history of diseases that may affect intestinal peristalsis (inflammatory bowel disease, presence of abdominal tumor, surgical intervention or radiotherapy to the abdominal region, presence or suspicion of ileus, and pregnancy) and regular laxative users, * Enema administered before surgical intervention, * Patients who have problems with transition to oral feeding and who cannot be fed orally will not be included in the study.

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Conditions

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constipation disorder

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Constipation Lower extremity surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mersin University

    Mersin, Yenişehir, 33010, Turkey (Türkiye)

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