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ClinicalIndex Comparison Record
Early Ph 1Completed· 66 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Rocking Chair Interventionother
Likely dose
Not stated in record
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NCT00494806Early Ph 1Completed
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The Effects of Rocking Chair Motion on Postoperative Ileus Duration, Subjective Pain and Time to Discharge Following Abdominal Surgery

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center·interventional·Posted Jul 2, 2007·Updated Aug 7, 2012

In Brief

A Early Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Rocking Chair Intervention for Abdominal Cancer. Completed, enrolled 66 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

Primary Objective: 1\. Compare the duration of postoperative ileus (POI) duration (time to first flatus), subjective reports of surgical and gas pain, postoperative pain medication (total milligrams per 24 hours) and postoperative recovery time(length of stay) between two groups of abdominal surgery cancer patients receiving either standard postoperative care or standard care plus the rocking intervention.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsAbdominal Cancer
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

Early Ph 1CompletedFinished
20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
First PostedJul 2, 2007
Enrollment StartJul 1, 2005
Primary CompletionFeb 1, 2007
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 1.6 yearsPosted 19 years ago

Interventions

Rocking Chair Interventionother

Patient out of bed rocking in a rocking chair at a constant rate of one rock cycle per second (back and forth), in ten to twenty minute increments, for at least sixty minutes per day or 3600 rock cycles and ambulate at least twice per day beginning the first postoperative day.