Clinical Trial: The Effect of Heat Application and Abdominal Massage on the Gastrointestinal System and Mental Well-being of Patients With Hip Fractures

U.S., Oct. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07208955) titled 'The Effect of Heat Application and Abdominal Massage on the Gastrointestinal System and Mental Well-being of Patients With Hip Fractures' on Sept. 09.

Brief Summary: This randomised controlled trial was designed to determine the effect of early-stage heat application and abdominal massage on patients' gastrointestinal function and mental well-being following hip fracture surgery.

The study's hypotheses are as follows:

H0: Heat application and abdominal massage administered in the early postoperative period have no effect on gastrointestinal function or mental well-being.

H1: Heat application in the early postoperative period affec...