The Effect of Foeniculum Vulgare Ironing on Gastrointestinal Recovery After Colorectal Resection

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-07-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Chinese Medicine Ironing using Foeniculum vulgare has been applied in some departments to promote bowel function recovery, but the efficacy of ironing therapy remains uncertain after colorectal resection surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: West China Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: 18 ~ 85 years old; sex is not limited.

2. Selective operation of colorectal partial resection.

3. Participants are volunteered to participate in this study, sign informed consent, and cooperated with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Emergency surgery.

2. Pregnant or lactating women.

3. ASA class 4 or 5 patients.

4. Patients with severe abdominal adhesions, which would cost more than 30 minutes to release. Patients with abdominal cocoon disease.

5. Patients with peritoneal metastasis or inflammatory bowel disease.

6. Patients undergoing enterostomy or total colectomy.

7. Patients simultaneously enrolled in any other competing clinical study.