Effects of MET on PPDH, Neck Pain and Disability After Cesarean Section
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section ComplicationsPost-Dural Puncture Headache
- Interventions
- Other: Muscle Energy TechniqueOther: Traditional Physical Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT05834140
- Lead Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of Muscle Energy Techniques on post dural puncture headache, neck pain and disability after Cesarean Section.
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- Detailed Description
Caesarean section (CS) is the worldwide process of pregnancy termination that delivers live or dead fetuses with an incision on the abdominal wall and uterine wall.
It is performed under neuraxial anesthesia (spinal and epidural anesthesia). Post- dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a major complication of neuraxial anesthesia which presents as a dull throbbing pain in a frontal-occipital distribution, aggravates on sitting or standing, and is reduced by lying down.
This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Subjects with PPDH meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups: i.e. treatment and control group. Both groups will receive baseline treatments i.e. (heating pads \& TENS). In addition, treatment group will receive post-isometric relaxation of METs. Each subject will receive a total of 4 treatment sessions, with 2 treatment sessions per day
Pre-treatment will be done at day 1 and post-treatment will be done at day 2, using Headache Disability Index (HDI), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) as subjective measurements. Recorded values will be analysed for any change using SPSs
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Age between 18 to 40 years
- Both Primiparous and multiparous
- Both elective and emergency Lower Section Cesarean Section
- Headache occurring within 24-72 hours post C-section
- Headache aggravates on getting in upright position
- History of Trauma/fracture of head and neck region
- History of cervical spine surgery
- Had previous diagnostic Lumbar Puncture (LP)
- Any kind of infection, malignancy, inflammation and structural deformity present in head and neck region.
- Other serious forms of headaches including Migraine, Cluster, thunderclap, hypnic etc.
- Cervical Radiculopathies and spondylolisthesis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Muscle Energy Technique Muscle Energy Technique Muscle Energy Technique protocol in along with TENS and Heating pads Traditional physical therapy Traditional Physical Therapy TENS and Heating pads
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Neck Disability Index 2nd day The NDI is a 10-item scaled self-administered questionnaire covering pain, concentration, and activities of daily living. Each of the ten items is scored from 0 to 5, and the total is calculated and multiplied by two to produce a percentage score of the maximal score; higher score indicates greater disability. Vernon and Mior defined 0-8 as none, 10-28 as mild, 30-48 as moderate, 50-68 as severe, and over 68 as complete disability
Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 2nd day Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) is an outcome measure that is a segmented numeric version of visual analogue scale in which a respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of patient's pain. The common format is horizontal bar or line and NPRS is anchored by terms describing pain and severity extremes
Headache Disability Index 2nd day The Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Questionnaire (HDI) is a 25-item questionnaire that examines the effects of headache on daily life. This questionnaire has a two-factor structure emotionally and functionally. Scoring (No: 0, Sometimes:2, Yes:4) varies between 0 and 100. The higher the score, the more headache disability
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Madinah Teaching Hospital
🇵🇰Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan