Prone Plank Exercises for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women

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• Conditions: Post Partum Women
• Interventions: Device: Electrical Stimulation; Other: Prone plank exercises

• Registration Number: NCT06259240
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of prone plank exercises versus ES for DRA in postpartum women.

Detailed Description

The study conducted on forty-two woman. They had diastasis rectus abdominis12 weeks to 36 months postpartum. They were randomly divided into two equal groups; group A received prone plank exercises while group B recieved electrical stimulation.All patients recieved three sessions per week foe eight weeks.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-13
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-14
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-20
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• they had DRA 12 weeks to 36 months postpartum, and were referred to physiotherapy by a gynaecologist, multiparous with the IRD measuring greater than two cm. Age ranged between 20-35 years. Body mass index didn't exceed 30 kg/m2.

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Exclusion Criteria

• they were in ongoing pregnancy, twin pregnancy, premature birth before gestation week 37, and exceeded more than thirty-six months postpartum.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Electrical Stimulation	Electrical Stimulation	Forty two post partum woman will recieve electrical stimulation for the rectus abdominis muscle day after day for 8 weeks. The patient position was relaxed in the crook lying position. The session parameters were 30 minutes/session with a low frequency current (50-100Hz).
Prone Plank Exercises	Prone plank exercises	Forty two post partum woman will recieve progressive prone plank exercises, three times a week, for eight weeks, and with a moderate hard intensity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ultrasound Imaging Device	Eight weeks after the beginning of the intervention	Changes in Interrectus distance below umbilicus at contractionfrom baseline to four weeks after the beginning of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The measuring tape	Eight weeks after the beginning of the intervention	Changes in waist hip ratio from baseline to four weeks after the beginning of intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of physical therapy labs at kafr El sheikh University; 🇪🇬 Kafr Ash Shaykh, Egypt