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Core Strengthening for DRA in Postpartum Women

NCT03595696 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2019-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will prospectively measure the effectiveness of a core strengthening program on reducing the inter-rectus distance (IRD) and abdominal wall muscle contraction in postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA). Additionally, this study will aim to investigate and clarify the association between IRD and low back pain.

Conditions

  • Diastasis Recti
  • Postpartum
  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Core Muscle Strength Training

Targeted weekly workouts consisting of low-impact aerobic exercises and resistance exercises designed to address muscle imbalance common in women who exhibit DRA and to prompt automatic core engagement while performing compound, multi-joint movements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ellen Casey, MD · Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-07-16
Completion
2019-07-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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