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Naprapathy Training for Postpartum DRAM Prevention

ConditionDiastasis Recti
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-50
SponsorKarolinska Institutet

About this trial

A randomised controlled trial with the aim of analysing the effectiveness of a training program intended to prevent symptoms related to DRAM in the postpartum period.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Uni- and multiparous women 3-12 months postpartum

Ability to understand Swedish language

Ability participate in a three months follow-up program

Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles > 3 cm

Disqualifiers

Ongoing pregnancy

Age <18 years or >50 years

< 3 months or >12 months post partum

History of neurologic, musculoskeletal or psychiatric disorders

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Naprapathy training

    Behavioral

    Active training aimed at strengthening the abdominal muscles

  • Control group

    Other intervention

    No change of daily routines in regard to training

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Naprapathy trainingActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Abdominal Trunk Function

Abdominal Trunk Function assessed with the Abdominal Trunk Function Protocol (ATFP). Six separate subscales.

Time frame
One year

Secondary outcomes

1

Disability

Disability rated with the Disability Rating index (DRI). Rates ranging from 0 to 1200, where high ratings indicate worse outcome.

Time frame
One year
2

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence rated with UDI-6 (urinary distress inventory). Rates ranging from 0 to 18, where high rates indicate worse outcome.

Time frame
One year
3

Health-related Quality of Life

Quality of Life rated with EQ-5D

Time frame
One year
4

Width of the diastasis

Width measured with ultrasound

Time frame
One year

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Karolinska Institutet

Lead sponsor

Hela Kvinnans Klinik

Collaborator

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