Warm saline compress during surgery may ease nausea and get bowels moving faster
NCT ID NCT06888154
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether covering the intestines with a warm (36°C) saline compress during abdominal surgery can reduce postoperative nausea, vomiting, and help the bowels recover faster. Researchers will compare this to the standard practice of using unheated saline. The study includes 80 adults undergoing abdominal surgery, and will measure things like time to first passing gas and bowel movements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- heated saline compress
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this simple technique could reduce nausea and speed up bowel recovery after abdominal surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants. The warm compress may not make a meaningful difference compared to standard care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Abdominal surgery in the general surgery ward * 18 years of age or older * Patients with BMI in the normal range (18.50-24.99 kg/m2) * Able to communicate verbally * Those who volunteered to participate in the study * Patients with no mental confusion, conscious and oriented will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous gastrointestinal system surgery * Complications in the postoperative period * History of small bowel resection and ileostomy or colostomy * Surgical history of inflammatory bowel diseases, emergency surgery, neoadjuvant therapy, appendectomy, * Chronic opioid use, * Experiencing chronic constipation (≤ 2 bowel movements per week), * Abdominal radiotherapy * Patients admitted to intensive care unit and patients with bleeding will not be included in the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kırşehir Ahi Evran University
RECRUITINGMerkez, Kırşehir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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