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CompletedNCT00364169Updated Jul 1, 2008

Prevention of Constipation: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery

An interventional study of Degree of constipation in Postoperative Constipation, sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-07-01.

Sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
58
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to reduce the incidence of postoperative constipation by systematic nurse assessment, interventions and evaluation, in the first month after thoracic surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Constipation

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Keywords

  • constipation
  • cancer
  • surgery
  • intervention
  • nursing
  • postoperative
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In context

Constipation

1,018 studies on the registry are indexed under Constipation; 140 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 58 is below the median of 80 across 850 interventional studies indexed under Constipation.

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Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark is the lead sponsor of 1,017 studies on the registry; 183 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted for planned lung surgery
  • Patients are capable
  • Able to talk and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with colostomy and / or ileostomy
  • Neurological or abdominal diseases
  • Feed through a tube
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
58 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • ProcedureDegree of constipation
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Constipation incidence the first month after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Defecation pattern measured after The Bristol Stool scale.

  2. ADL (after Sallings functional scale)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet
    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 1, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00364169
Lead sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Collaborators
Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark
First posted
Aug 15, 2006
Start date
Sep 2006
Primary completion
Dec 2006
Completion
Dec 2006
Last update
Jul 1, 2008

Study contacts

Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH
principal investigator · Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH
study director · Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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