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Trial reportJournal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Effect of Court-Type Thai Traditional Massage Versus Senokot Treatment on Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jurairat Boonruab, Phiyaphon Poonsuk, Watchara Damjuti

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jurairat BoonruabDepartment of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-9426-0385
Phiyaphon PoonsukDepartment of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Watchara DamjutiDepartment of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Thai Traditional Medicine College, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathumthani, Thailand.
Thammasat University · THRajamangala University of Technology · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic constipation is the disturbances of intestinal motility which is a challenge in primary healthcare around the world. In this study, Court-type Thai traditional massage and Senokot, treatments were assessed and compared in terms of their efficacy in relieving constipation. Forty subjects diagnosed with constipation were recruited and randomized into the massage group and drug group. For 7 days, Thai traditional abdominal massage was provided regularly for the patients in the massage group, while the drug group was subjected to Senokot treatment only. The Bristol stool chart scale and demographics questionnaire were used as instruments. As a result, both court type Thai traditional massage and Senokot are effective in relieving constipation. However, although both treatment options can increase the frequency of defecations and the sensation of complete evacuation, the court type Thai traditional massage seems to be better since it leads to normal defecations rather than watery or entirely liquid defecations with no solid pieces (

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DefecationMassageAbdomenAdultChronic DiseaseConstipationFemaleHumansMaleMedicine, East Asian TraditionalPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsSennosidesSurveys and QuestionnairesThailandYoung AdultPlant ExtractsSennosidesabdominal massageconstipationrandomized controlled trialThai traditional massage

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PMID32993359
PMCPMC7533940
OpenAlexW3091388634

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