Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization on Postsurgical Adhesions, Pain, Lumbopelvic Muscle Functions, Spinal Mobility, and Posture in Postpartum Women With Caesarean Section

NCT ID: NCT05008315

Last Updated: 2025-05-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

SUSPENDED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-08

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Postpartum women with C-section receiving deep and superficial tissue mobilization would have better improvement on pain, lumbopelvic muscle functions, spinal mobility, and posture compare to the superficial tissue mobilization and control group

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postsurgical Adhesion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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deep and superficial tissue mobilization group

include deep and superficial tissue mobilization

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Intervention Type OTHER

Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Direct focused scar release technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Direct focused scar release technique

Direct manipulations to visceral structures

Intervention Type OTHER

Direct manipulations to visceral structures

pelvic anatomy education

Intervention Type OTHER

pelvic anatomy education

superficial tissue mobilization group

superficial tissue mobilization

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Intervention Type OTHER

Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Direct focused scar release technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Direct focused scar release technique

control group

Sham (very light hand touch on the same location as the other two groups but without any treatment intention)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

pelvic anatomy education

Intervention Type OTHER

pelvic anatomy education

sham

Intervention Type OTHER

sham

vaginal delivery group

education session

Group Type OTHER

pelvic anatomy education

Intervention Type OTHER

pelvic anatomy education

Interventions

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Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Myofascial abdominal diaphragm release

Intervention Type OTHER

Direct focused scar release technique

Direct focused scar release technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Direct manipulations to visceral structures

Direct manipulations to visceral structures

Intervention Type OTHER

pelvic anatomy education

pelvic anatomy education

Intervention Type OTHER

sham

sham

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Natural birth without C-section scar
* Postpartum more than 6 months
* Without any pain in the lumbopelvic region

C-section


* Healed C-section scar \> six months
* Scar with or without pain

Both mode of delivery

Exclusion Criteria

* Active infection or infectious disease in the pelvis or abdomen
* Pain medications on days of measurements
* Skin irritation and inflammation at the site of the scar
* Currently pregnant or actively trying to get pregnant
* History of radiation to the area
* Any fracture around spine and pelvis
* Any previous gynecologic and obstetric surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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YI-JU TSAI

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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YI-JU TSAI

professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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National Cheng Kung University

Tainan City, Tainan, Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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NCKU_adhesion

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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