Effects of Abdominal Exercises and Kinesio Taping on Abdominal Strength in Females With Diastasis Recti.

NCT ID: NCT05811299

Last Updated: 2023-12-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-20

Study Completion Date

2023-08-01

Brief Summary

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Diastasis recti is an increase in the gap between the rectus abdominis muscles at the midline caused by anterior abdominal wall weakening. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of abdominal exercises with and without Kinesio taping on abdominal strength of females with diastasis recti for their better quality of life. This study will be randomized controlled trial .Subjects with diastasis recti meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be requested to participate in the study via informed consent. Non probability convenient sampling technique will be used. 46 participants will be randomly allocated to either Group A or Group B .Group A will be treated with Kinesio Taping applied in a criss -cross design for consecutive 3 days with 1 day gap after taping will do abdominal exercises.Group B will be treated with above mentioned abdominal exercises for 1 month. Pre and post assessment of diastasis recti and abdominal strength will be done using caliper method and manual muscle test and quality of life will be assessed by MAPP-QOL questionnaire.Jinnah Hospital will be the setting and SPSS software will be used.

Detailed Description

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Diastasis recti is an increase in the gap between the rectus abdominis muscles at the midline caused by anterior abdominal wall weakening. Diastasis recti abdominis is most common in the female population during pregnancy and after childbirth. The abdominals are stretched as your uterus expands during pregnancy, and the linea alba thins and pulls apart causes the rectus abdominis muscles to split during pregnancy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of abdominal exercises with and without Kinesio taping on abdominal strength of females with diastasis recti for their better quality of life.

This study will be randomized controlled trial .Subjects with diastasis recti meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be requested to participate in the study via informed consent. Non probability convenient sampling technique will be used. 46 participants will be randomly allocated to either Group A or Group B via lottery method.Subjects in Group A will be treated with Kinesio Taping applied in a criss -cross design for consecutive 3 days with 1 day gap after taping will do abdominal exercises which consists of abdominal crunch exercise ,Curl up,abdominal isometric contractions ,posterior pelvic tilt ,bridging. perform these exercises twice a week for 10 repititions for 1 month . Group B will be treated with above mentioned abdominal exercises for 1 month. Pre and post assessment of diastasis recti and abdominal strength will be done using caliper method and manual muscle test and quality of life will be assessed by MAPP-QOL questionnaire. Data will be collected from Jinnah Hospital Lahore.The data collected will be analyzed using SPSS 25.

Conditions

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Diastasis Recti Kinesio Taping

Keywords

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Childbirth Isometric Contractions Kinesio Tape Postpartum Women Rectus Abdominus.

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Abdominal Exercises and KT intervention

(Group A ) will receive kinesio taping with abdominal exercises. 8 sessions for 4 weeks and 2 session will be given in a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio taping

Intervention Type OTHER

Total of 8 sessions for 4 weeks 2 sessions in a week.

Abominal exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Total of 8 sessions for 4 weeks 2 sessions in a week.

Abdominal exercises

(Group B) will receive abdominal exercises 8 sessions for 4 weeks and 2 session will be given in a week.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Abominal exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Total of 8 sessions for 4 weeks 2 sessions in a week.

Interventions

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Kinesio taping

Total of 8 sessions for 4 weeks 2 sessions in a week.

Intervention Type OTHER

Abominal exercises

Total of 8 sessions for 4 weeks 2 sessions in a week.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Post natal till 6 months
* Rectus abdominis diastasis \> 2.7 cm at umbilicus
* Age 18 to 40

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant female
* Hernia
* Females with physical and mental illness
* Females with any other medical condition like cardiorespiratory diseases
* History of malignancy
* Urogynecologic disorders
* Females suffering from other gynecological issues such as endometriosis
* Polycystic ovaries syndrome
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sabiha Arshad, Mphill

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Jinnah Hospital,Gynae department

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Gursen C, Inanoglu D, Kaya S, Akbayrak T, Baltaci G. Effects of exercise and Kinesio taping on abdominal recovery in women with cesarean section: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Mar;293(3):557-65. doi: 10.1007/s00404-015-3862-3. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26329802 (View on PubMed)

Gluppe SB, Engh ME, Bo K. Immediate Effect of Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises on Interrecti Distance in Women With Diastasis Recti Abdominis Who Were Parous. Phys Ther. 2020 Aug 12;100(8):1372-1383. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa070.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32302393 (View on PubMed)

Radhakrishnan M, Ramamurthy K. Efficacy and Challenges in the Treatment of Diastasis Recti Abdominis-A Scoping Review on the Current Trends and Future Perspectives. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Aug 24;12(9):2044. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12092044.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36140446 (View on PubMed)

Boxer S, Jones S. Intra-rater reliability of rectus abdominis diastasis measurement using dial calipers. Aust J Physiother. 1997;43(2):109-114. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60405-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11676678 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/RCR&AHS/23/0503

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id