An Applied Study on the Use of Stone Needles Therapy to Assist the Rehabilitation of Maternal Diastasis Rectus Abdominis Based on the Theory of Belt Channel

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age15-49
SponsorYunnan University of Chinese Medicine

About this trial

This clinical trial aims to find out whether stone needles therapy can effectively assist in the treatment of maternal diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) based on the Belt channel theory, it will also validate whether the Ben-Tovim Walker body attitude questionnaire (BAQ) can be used as a tool to measure body image satisfaction in Chinese patients with postpartum DRA. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can stone needles therapy promote the recovery of maternal DRA? Whether the Chinese version of the Body attitude questionnaire (BAQ-C) can be used as a body image satisfaction measurement tool for patients with postpartum DRA. The researchers will add stone needles therapy to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and massage therapy to see if stone needles therapy can promote the recovery of postpartum DRA.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of postpartum rectus abdominis muscle separation, and the distance of rectus abdominis muscle separation is ≥3.0cm with postpartum low back pain.

Patients who are >42d postpartum and have cleaned up their discharge;

Women who are 42day-3 mouths after normal delivery;

Postpartum women who have not received any other treatment before treatment in our hospital;

Disqualifiers

With severe parenchymal organ diseases such as renal, cardiac, or hepatic diseases or due to comorbid cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease or psychological or psychiatric diseases can not complete the cooperation, etc;

Those with contraindications to stone therapy;

Those with contraindications to bioelectric stimulation therapy.

Combined with puerperal infection and gastrointestinal adhesion;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Stone needle therapy follows the Belt channel

    Other intervention

    Stone needle therapy follows the Belt channel involves the use of stones by the intervener to follow the path of the Belt channel by pushing and rubbing the abdomen of patients with postpartum diastasis rectus abdominis.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Stone needle therapy follows the Belt channelOther 1 intervention
Group B: control groupOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

inter-recti distance

Bilateral rectus abdominis distance

Time frame
pre-intervention and after three stone needle therapies interventions
2

Abdominal circumference

Horizontal circumference of the abdomen via the iliac crest point.

Time frame
pre-intervention and after three stone needle therapies interventions
3

Body Image Satisfaction

Body image satisfaction refers to how a person perceives, thinks, or feels about his or her body.

Time frame
pre-intervention and after intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Low back pain Visual Analogue Scale

A 10 cm horizontal line is drawn on top of the paper, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) is used for the horizontal line. The line is 0mm at one end, which means 'no pain at all'; 10mm at the other end, which means 'extreme pain'; the pain level increases from 0mm to 10mm, with higher scores representing more intense pain.

Time frame
pre-intervention and after intervention
2

Oswestry Disability Index

The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a widely used measure for assessing the function a limitations and disability associated with lower back pain. This index provides a standardized way to evaluate the impact of back pain on a person's daily activities and overall quality of life.

Time frame
pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments
3

Self-Rating Anxiety Scale

It is a commonly used psychometric tool developed by the American psychologist Zung, and is a self-report scale used to assess an individual's level of anxiety.

Time frame
pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments
4

Edinburgh postnatal depression scale

A standardized questionnaire to detect symptoms of depression in postnatal women.

Time frame
pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments

Other outcomes

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