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Status unknownNCT02455739Updated May 28, 2015

Gum Chewing and Postoperative Intestinal Function After Gynecolgic Operations

An interventional study of chewing gum in Gastrointestinal Disorder Postoperative, sponsored by Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Turkey. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-28.

Sponsored by Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2015), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The investigators aimed to assess whether postoperative gum chewing improve intestinal functions.

Read the detailed description

We will randomize patients into two groups after gynecologic operations. One group will chew gum, the other group not and we will assess the gastrointestinal function functions.

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Conditions studied

  • Gastrointestinal Disorder Postoperative

Keywords

  • intestinal function
  • chewing gum
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In context

Gastrointestinal Diseases

628 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastrointestinal Diseases; 128 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 77 across 422 interventional studies indexed under Gastrointestinal Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital is the lead sponsor of 38 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Women underwent gynecologic operation
  • Women who are eligible for gum chewing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with previous gastrointestinal intervantion
  • Women with previous abdominal surgery
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Care provider)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    chewing gum positive

    chewing gum group will chew gum

    Other: chewing gum

  • No intervention
    chewing gum negative

    chewing gum group will not chew gum

Interventions

  • Otherchewing gum

    postoperative gum chewing to improve gastrointestinal function

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Gastrointesitinal function

    Gastrointesitinal function will be assess by bowel sound for every 2 hours and time of flatulence will be recorded

    Time frame: postoperative first 48 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2015, 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
NCT02455739
Lead sponsor
Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital
Responsible party
enis ozkaya (medical doctor, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 28, 2015
Start date
Mar 2015
Primary completion
Jun 2015 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2015 (estimated)
Last update
May 28, 2015

Study contacts

enis ozkaya, md
Contact
enozkaya1979@gmail.com
905054742459
Taylan şenol, md
Contact
taylan_senol@hotmail.com
905054037490
Ateş Karateke, md
study director · Zeynep Kamil

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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