Efficiency of Abdominal Corset and Core Stabilization Exercises in the Treatment of Postpartum Diastasis Recti Abdominis

NCT05195463 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2022-08-04

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Summary

Participants will be randomly divided into three groups as core stabilization group, combination of core stabilization and corset group and only corset group.

Conditions

  • Diastasis Recti

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise intervention

Women with diastasis recti abdominis will do core stabilization exercises for the transversus abdominis muscle with 10 repetitions 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The exercises include diaphragmatic breathing exercises, core stabilization exercises for the transversus abdominis muscle, and pelvic floor contractions

OTHER

Exercise intervention by wearing abdominal corset

In this group, in addition to the first group, core stabilization exercises will be performed by wearing an abdominal corset. Participants will be asked to wear their corsets while performing their exercises.

OTHER

Corset intervention

Participants included in this group will be required to wear only this corset all day (except for the bathroom) for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MERVE YILMAZ MENEK · Medipol University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-01
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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