Online-Delivered Core Stability Exercises in Postpartum Women
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age20-40
SponsorPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
About this trial
This study will examine a 12-week online core stability program for postpartum women, where participants will complete supervised sessions three times per week and will be compared with an education-only group. The intervention group will participate in supervised, real-time sessions via a video-conferencing platform, three times per week for 12 weeks. Exercises combine isometric and dynamic core stability tasks, progressing in difficulty over time. Dynamic postural control will be assessed using the lower quarter Y-Balance Test (YBT-LQ), while trunk endurance will be measured using the flexor endurance, extensor endurance, and side bridge tests.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
singleton pregnancy;
medically uncomplicated delivery;
clearance from a healthcare provider to participate in low- to moderate-intensity exercise;
self-reported difficulties with trunk endurance, balance, or early fatigue during daily activities.
Disqualifiers
unresolved obstetric complications;
severe pelvic floor dysfunction requiring specialized medical management; (3) neurological or musculoskeletal conditions affecting balance
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
online core stability exercise group
Other interventionThe intervention group participated in supervised, real-time sessions via a video-conferencing platform, three times per week for 12 weeks.
an education-only control group
Other interventionParticipants in the control group received standard postpartum education delivered online once every two weeks over the 12-week period.
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Online core stability exercise groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: An education-only control groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Dynamic Postural Control
The lower quarter Y-Balance Test (YBT-LQ) will be used to assess dynamic postural control of the lower extremity. Participants will perform maximal reach in the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions while maintaining single-leg stance on a standardized YBT device or equivalent setup. Reach distances are normalized to leg length, and a composite score is calculated as the sum of the three directions divided by three times leg length, multiplied by 100.
Time frame
12 weeks2
Trunk endurance
Trunk endurance will be evaluated using three standardized tests: (a) the flexor endurance test (time holding a seated trunk flexion position against gravity); (b) the extensor endurance test (time maintaining the torso in a horizontal position in prone with the pelvis supported); and (c) the side bridge test (time maintaining a side plank position on each side). All endurance times will be recorded in seconds, with longer durations indicating better endurance.
Time frame
12 weeksLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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