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Impact of Mobile App-Based Exercises on Rectus Diastasis in Women Undergoing Cesarean Birth

NCT07001046 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-08-19

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Summary

Diastasis recti abdominis, or rectus diastasis, is the separation of the two parts of the rectus abdominis muscle along the midline of the linea alba, without any visible defect in the fascia.

Diastasis recti abdominis is most frequent during pregnancy and postpartum especially, after cesarean birth.

Conditions

  • Diastasis Recti and Weakness of the Linea Alba

Interventions

OTHER

Mobile app-directed exercise program

The mobile app-guided exercise program initially asks the mother questions to collect information. These questions were about their motivation for exercise, the main exercise goal, and the area of focus in the exercise program

OTHER

Traditional Abdominal Exercises

The traditional abdominal exercises program consisted of simple static abdominal exercises, graduated curl-ups, and corrected abdominal crunches with posterior pelvic tilting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • South Valley University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-10-01
Completion
2024-03-26

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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