Effect of 6 Weeks of Whole-body Vibration in Treatment of Postnatal Constipation

NCT ID: NCT05286476

Last Updated: 2022-03-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-10-10
• Study Completion Date: 2021-03-25

Brief Summary

Background: Postpartum constipation is a common problem affecting postpartum mothers. Aim: To determine whether Whole Body Vibration is effective in treatment of postnatal women constipation. Design: The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, single-blind, pre-post-test, controlled trial.

HYPOTHESES:

It will be hypothesized that:

It was hypothesized that whole-body vibration has no or limited effect in treatment of postnatal constipation RESEARCH QUESTION: Does whole-body vibration has an effect in treatment of postnatal constipation?

Detailed Description

Methods: Group A received whole-body vibration, pelvic floor exercise and static abdominal exercises interventions for six weeks and group B received pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions in both groups. Constipation symptom questionnaire and patient assessment of constipation quality of life questionnaire is applied before and after treatment.

Conditions

Constipation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

group A

received Whole-body Vibration, pelvic floor exercise and static abdominal exercises interventions In addition to diet instructions

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Whole Body Vibration

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

vibration was administered for 1min, with a rest interval of 1min between each vibration set repeating 10 vibrations, with a frequency of 30 Hz and an amplitude of 0-2 mm and a speed of 50 m /s,18 and these sessions lasted for 6 weeks 3 days a week. whole-body vibration was induced by a noninvasive oscillation platform

pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions

Intervention Type: OTHER

During the low abdominal hollowing with instructed pelvic floor co-contraction test subjects were instructed with the standard command: 'Breathing normally, and keeping your back still, gently lift and tighten your pelvic floor. Now gently draw in your low tummy as well and hold it'. Pelvic floor facilitates transversus abdominis thickness.

subject in supine lying with her arms crossed over the diastasis for support. And subject has to draw or pull the abdomen inwards so that there elicits an isometric contraction of abdominal muscles and repeated this for 5-7 times.

group B

received pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions only

Group Type: OTHER

pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions

Intervention Type: OTHER

During the low abdominal hollowing with instructed pelvic floor co-contraction test subjects were instructed with the standard command: 'Breathing normally, and keeping your back still, gently lift and tighten your pelvic floor. Now gently draw in your low tummy as well and hold it'. Pelvic floor facilitates transversus abdominis thickness.

subject in supine lying with her arms crossed over the diastasis for support. And subject has to draw or pull the abdomen inwards so that there elicits an isometric contraction of abdominal muscles and repeated this for 5-7 times.

Interventions

Whole Body Vibration

vibration was administered for 1min, with a rest interval of 1min between each vibration set repeating 10 vibrations, with a frequency of 30 Hz and an amplitude of 0-2 mm and a speed of 50 m /s,18 and these sessions lasted for 6 weeks 3 days a week. whole-body vibration was induced by a noninvasive oscillation platform

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions

During the low abdominal hollowing with instructed pelvic floor co-contraction test subjects were instructed with the standard command: 'Breathing normally, and keeping your back still, gently lift and tighten your pelvic floor. Now gently draw in your low tummy as well and hold it'. Pelvic floor facilitates transversus abdominis thickness.

subject in supine lying with her arms crossed over the diastasis for support. And subject has to draw or pull the abdomen inwards so that there elicits an isometric contraction of abdominal muscles and repeated this for 5-7 times.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions only

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The participants age ranged from 22 to 35 years old
• with vaginal delivery
• complain from postnatal constipation from (2 - 6 weeks) post-delivery
• had body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30 to 32 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants were excluded if they:

• had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases.
• Women who had history of inflammatory bowel disease and abnormalities of anal region or anal fissure
• women who had history of bowel surgery (other than appendectomy),
• patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease
• history of neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Eman Mohamed othman

professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Doaa raafat, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cairo University

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

References

Elfatah Elhosary EA, ElAzab DR, Hanoura EM, Othman EM. Effect Of Six Weeks Of Whole-Body Vibration In Treatment Of Postnatal Constipation. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Apr;73(Suppl 4)(4):S13-S16. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.EGY-S4-3.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 37482821 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

/012/002926

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id