Abdominal exercise for diastasis recti abdiminal (DRA)
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- diastasis recti abdominal (DRA)DRA abdominal exercise pelvic floor muscle
- Registration Number
- TCTR20190904005
- Lead Sponsor
- SM short term grant
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
i)All primigravida women diagnosed with DRA at 34 to 40 week
pregnancy.
ii)Delivered a singleton pregnancy via spontaneous vertex
delivery, vaginal breech delivery or instrumental delivery.
Exclusion Criteria
i)Multiple pregnancies
ii)Previous abdominal surgery
iii)Lower section caesarean section (LSCS)
iv)Previous urogenital surgery
v)Disease that can interfere in PFM strength such as Ehlan
Danlos syndrome
vi)Uterine stretches due to any condition such as Polyhydramnios
or fibroid
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method DRA size during pregnancy and after delivery cm / 2D ultrasound Imaging
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PFM strength and endurance 8 weeks after delivery cmHg / second using perineometer