Study aim: Comparison of the effects of abdominal massage with and without peppermint extract on gastric residual volume and abdominal distension in patients undergoing enteral nutrition admitted to the intensive care unit. Design: Clinical trial including two parallel, single-blind, randomized groups with 25 patients in each group. Settings and conduct: All patients undergoing enteral nutrition were hospitalized in the neurosurgery intensive care unit of Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran. Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria: 1-Age between 18-65 years. 2-Patients admitted to a special ward with enteral nutrition and use of NGT for gavage 3-A maximum of 3 times since the start of enteral nutrition. 4-Not receiving metoclopramide, cisapride, anticholinergic drugs. 5- No history of radiotherapy and abdominal surgery in the last 6 weeks (due to wounds and damaged tissues in the abdominal area, it may cause problems for the patient due to rupture, infection, etc. due to massage). 6-Level of consciousness ≤7 7-No contraindications to massage such as: cellulitis, abdominal mass, peritonitis, abdominal aneurysm, ascites, diverticulitis, possibility of any thromboembolism in the last year, presence and history of DVT in the last year. 8-Similar reason for hospitalization such as brain injuries, hospitalization in the neurosurgical intensive care unit Intervention groups: Performing Swedish massage with mint extract in one group and performing Swedish massage without mint extract and examining its effect on the amount of residual volume Main outcome variables: The effect of performing abdominal massage with peppermint extract compared to abdominal massage without peppermint extract on gastric residual volume in patients undergoing enteral nutrition admitted to the intensive care unit is different.