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Examination of Biomechanical Characteristics of Linea Alba in Diastasis Recti Patients

ConditionSeparated Recti Abdominis
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age18-40
SponsorSouth Valley University

About this trial

Diastasis recti is an increased distance between the rectus abdominis muscles at the midline caused by weakness in the anterior abdominal wall.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Postpartum Mothers who delivered by a cesarean section.

Postpartum Mothers with a BMI below 30 or a Waist-hip ratio below 1.

Postpartum Mothers above 18 years old and those below 40 years old.

Disqualifiers

Postpartum Mothers who delivered by a vaginal delivery.

Postpartum Mothers who had hernias in the abdominal region or laparotomy.

Postpartum Mothers with a BMI over 30 or a Waist-hip ratio over 1.

Postpartum Mothers below 18 years old and those above 40 years old.

Trial population

40 post-Cesarean women who are diagnosed with or without diastasis rectus abdominis. They will be selected from the teaching Hospitals of South Valley University.

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Retrospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ultrasonography

    Device

    Ultrasound is an assessment device that uses high-energy sound waves to look at either superficial tissues like linea alba and/or organs inside the body. The sound waves make echoes that form pictures of the tissues and organs on a computer screen (sonogram).

  • The MyotonPRO Device

    Device

    The MyotonPro is a portable device for measuring biomechanical and viscoelastic properties in superficial soft tissues

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: 20 Women in the Postpartum Diastasis Recti Group2 interventions
Group B: 20 Women in the Control Group (Postpartum Without Diastasis Recti)2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Linea Alba Stiffness

It is a Biomechanical Characteristic of the Linea Alba

Time frame
Assessment will be done at the 7th day postpartum and at the end of the 6th week postpartum
2

Linea Alba Elasticity

It is a Biomechanical Characteristic of the Linea Alba

Time frame
Assessment will be done at the 7th day postpartum and at the end of the 6th week postpartum
3

Linea Alba Creep

It is a Viscoelastic Characteristic of the Linea Alba

Time frame
Assessment will be done at the 7th day postpartum and at the end of the 6th week postpartum

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

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Sponsors and contacts

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South Valley University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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