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Physical Therapy in Addition to Standard Care Following C-Section

NCT02804139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 125

Last updated 2019-05-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a physical therapy program which includes scar management, core retraining, and lumbar and pelvic joint mobilization will significantly impact the postpartum recovery following Cesarean section during the immediate postpartum period and during the first 1.5 years following childbirth.

All patients who enroll in the study will receive standard treatment following a C-section delivery. Subjects will be randomized into one of two groups; one group will receive physical therapy in addition to standard post C-section treatment, and the other group will receive standard post C-section treatment with no additional physical therapy. Both groups will complete questionnaires regarding their pain and recovery from C-section delivery to determine if there is a difference in recovery between the group receiving physical therapy and the group not receiving physical therapy.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Scar Tissue
  • Adhesions

Interventions

OTHER

Standard care plus physical therapy

Subjects attend 1 to 2 physical therapy sessions per week for 6 weeks beginning 8-10 weeks post-C section. The physical therapy program includes scar management, core retraining, and lumbar and pelvic joint mobilization.

OTHER

Standard Care

Standard Care after C-section with no additional physical therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS · University of Missouri Health Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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