Role of Abdominal Belts following Caesarean section to improve quality of life
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/04/051324
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Rajlaxmi Mundhra
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Women were eligible for enrollment if they had a singleton pregnancy with gestational age >= 37 completed weeks based on the last menstrual period or first trimester ultrasound and were undergoing cesarean delivery
Exclusion Criteria
•Less than 37 completed weeks of gestation
•Intraoperative accidental injury to urinary or gastrointestinal organs,
•caesarean hysterectomy,
•post-operative admission to intensive care unit,
•postoperative intraperitoneal drain placement,
•severe neuromuscular or circulatory disorders, pulmonary diseases,
•unable to understand and follow oral or written instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method postoperative pain score according to visual analogue scale <br/ ><br>Timepoint: . VAS measurements will be taken at baseline (after delivery but before binder application) and at 6-hour intervals until 48 hours after binder placement <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method functional recovery using EuroQol Groupâ??s EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Symptom Distress Scale score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: functional recovery using EuroQol Groupâ??s EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire in both groups (abdominal binder versus no abdominal binder/control) on post operative day 3 (after 72 hours of surgery). <br/ ><br>â?¢Symptom Distress Scale score as measured at 6 hours and 24 hours after surgery <br/ ><br>