An interventional study of Gum and Hot Compress in Gynecologic Nursing and Pain, sponsored by Istanbul Medeniyet University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-27.
Sponsored by Istanbul Medeniyet University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The passage discusses the recovery of gastrointestinal (GI) function after abdominal surgery and the potential impact on patient comfort. After surgery, small bowel activity typically returns to normal within a few hours, gastric activity within 24-48 hours, and colonic activity within 48-72 hours. However, the delayed mobility of the GI system postoperatively can lead to issues such as abdominal bloating, nausea, vomiting, and pain. These symptoms can negatively affect patient comfort, leading to increased post-operative pain, decreased mobility, reduced satisfaction, and a longer hospital stay. Therefore, interventions that expedite the normalization of bowel activity are crucial. Chewing is suggested to stimulate intestinal motility by activating the cephalovagal pathway, which influences neurogenic and hormonal factors regulating GI functions. Postoperative heat application aims to prevent hypothermia, enhance bodily functions, and potentially promote bowel motility by stimulating somatic nerves. The study explores the effects of gum chewing and hot application protocols on postoperative pain, bowel function, and patient comfort after gynecologic oncologic surgery. It aims to contribute valuable insights to the existing literature on postoperative outcomes.
After abdominal surgery, small bowel activity returns to normal within a few hours, gastric activity within 24-48 hours, and colonic activity within 48-72 hours. Due to the delayed mobility of the gastrointestinal (GI) system in the postoperative period, gas and secretions accumulated in the stomach and intestines cause abdominal bloating, nausea, vomiting, and pain, negatively impacting patient comfort. This can lead to increased post-operative pain, decreased post-operative mobility, decreased patient satisfaction and prolonged hospital stay. Therefore, procedures that shorten the time to normalization of bowel activity in the postoperative period are very important. Chewing stimulates intestinal motility in humans. The chewing mechanism is thought to work by stimulating the cephalovagal pathway. Stimulation of the cephalovagal pathway stimulates various neurogenic and hormonal factors that modulate the functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Problems related to decreased intestinal motility after minimally invasive surgery can cause postoperative side effects due to delayed recovery of GI function. The basic rationale of postoperative heat application is to prevent the development of hypothermia during and after surgery by regionally warming the patient's body, eliminating the slowing effect of hypothermia, and helping to activate bodily functions early. It has been suggested that heat application may reflexively promote bowel motility by stimulating somatic nerves via the supraspinal or spinal cord, and it has been demonstrated that stimulation of warm receptors in the skin with heat may reflexly inhibit sympathetic nerves and promote parasympathetic nerve activity in the bowel as a supraspinal and spinal reflex. There are few studies in the literature examining the effect of chewing gum and heat application on postoperative outcomes after gynecologic oncologic surgery. No study was found that compared the two applications. This study was designed to compare the effects of gum chewing and hot application protocols on postoperative pain, bowel function, and patient comfort after gynecologic oncologic surgery. It is believed that this study will make an important contribution to the literature.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who will chew gum after surgery will constitute this group
Other: Gum
Patients who will undergo hot compress after surgery will constitute this group
Other: Hot Compress
Patients who will undergo routine protocol will constitute this group
In the postoperative period, starting from the 4th hour, chewing gum is done 3 times a day, morning, noon and evening, for 30 minutes each, until the patient passes the first flatus.
Starting from the 1st postoperative day, patients will receive hot application (to the lumbar region) for 10 minutes in the morning and evening. The hot application is applied by wrapping 2 towels in a water bag containing 55 ± 2 °C hot water. The water bag is applied to the lumbar region for 10 minutes with the patient in the supine position. The application is continued until the patient passes the first flatus.
Visual Analog Scale
This scale, which can be used horizontally or vertically, is shaped like a 10 cm line. The scale begins with "No pain" and ends with "My pain is very severe. The person is asked to select a number between 0 and 10 that corresponds to the pain they feel on this scale.
Time frame: 8 months
General Comfort Scale
The highest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 192 and the lowest total score is 48. Obtained The total score depends on the number of scale items.
Time frame: 8 months
Plan to share: Undecided — A decision will be made by the researchers at the end of the research.
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