Effect of Intraabdominal Hypopressive Exercises on Postnatal Backache and Functional Disability

NCT ID: NCT06814704

Last Updated: 2025-02-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 38 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-01

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercise in postpartum females with abnormal hyperlordosis and back pain.

Hypopressive exercises are safe and beneficial for new moms, as they can be started soon after delivery. They help strengthen postural muscles, reduce back pain, and manage pain by reducing intra-abdominal pressure, increasing activity of postural musculature, and normalizing myofascial tension.

Detailed Description

38 postpartum women with abnormal hyperlordosis. The women were then divided into two equal groups. Group A(n=19) received hypopressive abdominal exercise along with traditional treatment for lower back pain (LBP), while Group B(n=19) received the same treatment without hypopressive exercise. The main outcomes measured were the the Revised Short McGill Pain Questionnaire Version-2, the lumbar lordotic angle, and the patient-specific functional scale.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Group (A)

Group A will receive 1. hypopressive abdominal exercises 2. traditional treatment for low back pain (Pharmacological treatment (paracetamol 0.5-1g 3times/day),Heat therapy Continuous low-level heat wrap(electrical) 3. Progressive strength training.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hypopressive exercises , hot packs, acetaminophen, progressive strengthening exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for low back pain (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training).

Group (B)

Group B will receive 1. traditional treatment for low back pain (Pharmacological treatment (paracetamol 0.5-1g 3times/day),Heat therapy Continuous low-level heat wrap(electrical) 2. Progressive strength training.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

heat therapy, pharmacological therapy, progressive strengthening exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hypopressive exercises :The women were instructed to hold breath with chest extension for approximately 10 seconds before they began to breathe again. Then, using a series of upper and lower limb positions, the subjects were shown how to apply a series of "hypopressive postures

Interventions

Hypopressive exercises , hot packs, acetaminophen, progressive strengthening exercises

20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for low back pain (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training).

Intervention Type: OTHER

heat therapy, pharmacological therapy, progressive strengthening exercises

Hypopressive exercises :The women were instructed to hold breath with chest extension for approximately 10 seconds before they began to breathe again. Then, using a series of upper and lower limb positions, the subjects were shown how to apply a series of "hypopressive postures

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• participants must have a healthy pregnancy, a typical vaginal birth, LBP that existed 24 weeks after giving birth, and functional limitations in daily activities. The study only allowed women aged 20-35 with no more than two prior pregnancies and a BMI of less than 25 kg/m2 to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

• women who under pharmacological or psychological treatment, had pelvic tumors, lumbar disk herniation, heart disease, hypertension, lumbar spine tumors, chronic uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, lumbar spondylosis, or lumbar spondylolisthesis.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kafrelsheikh University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Salwa A. Shawat

Principle Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Kafrelsheikh university

Kafr ash Shaykh, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

Hypopressive Exercises

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id