Comparison of Two Abdominal Exercise Programs on the Interrect Distance

NCT05439668 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17062022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the research is to compare two programs of exercises in postpartum woman, one based in abdominal strengthening exercises and the other based in abdominal hypopresive exercise.

Conditions

Postpartum Period

Keywords

Abdominal muscle; Interrectus distance; Abdominal hypopressive exercise; Abdominal crunch exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Interrectus distance measure

  he participants will be placed in supine decubitus with the knees flexed to 90º with the feet resting on the stretcher and the arms along the body. After receiving the instructions to perform an abdominal crunch, subjects are asked to lift their heads and lift shoulders until the scapula lifts off the table. The ultrasound images will be recorded with an ultrasound scanner (GE Logic and; 4 12MHz, 39mm linear transducer; mode B), in a position of supine rest and a position of muscle activation (isometric contraction), 2 cm and 5 cm above the navel. Centimeters are the unit of measurement.

  Baseline, preintervention

• Interrectus distance measure

  he participants will be placed in supine decubitus with the knees flexed to 90º with the feet resting on the stretcher and the arms along the body. After receiving the instructions to perform an abdominal crunch, subjects are asked to lift their heads and lift shoulders until the scapula lifts off the table. The ultrasound images will be recorded with an ultrasound scanner (GE Logic and; 4 12MHz, 39mm linear transducer; mode B), in a position of supine rest and a position of muscle activation (isometric contraction), 2 cm and 5 cm above the navel. Centimeters are the unit of this measurement.

  After the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Maternal age

  Preintervention

• Fetal weight

  Preintervenrion

• Number of deliveries

  Preintervention

• Weight gain during pregnancy

  Preintervention

Study Arms (2)

Classic abdominal exercises Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will carry out an abdominal strengthening exercise program based on the classic abdominal exercises.

Other: Classic abdominal strengthening exercises

Abdominal hypopresives exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will carry out an abdominal strengthening exercise program based on the abdominal hypopressives exercises.

Other: Hypopressive abdominal exercises program

Interventions

Classic abdominal strengthening exercises OTHER

Classic abdominal strengthening exercises (Curl-up, sit-ups and leg-rise), balance exercises, general mobility and upper limb strengthening exercises.

Classic abdominal exercises Group

Hypopressive abdominal exercises program OTHER

Hypopressive abdominal exercises, balance exercises, general mobility and upper limb strengthening exercises

Abdominal hypopresives exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Women having given birth 8 weeks before starting the study treatment
• Women agree to participate in the study
• Women with vaginal delivery.

You may not qualify if:

• Women with abdominal hernia
• Pregnancy woman
• Previus Abdominal Surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Vigo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Iria Da Cuña Carrera

Pontevedra, 36005, Spain

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Da Cuna-Carrera I, Alonso-Calvete A, Soto-Gonzalez M, Lantaron-Caeiro EM. How Do the Abdominal Muscles Change during Hypopressive Exercise? Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jul 9;57(7):702. doi: 10.3390/medicina57070702.

  PMID: 34356983 BACKGROUND

• Carrera Perez C, Da Cuna Carrera I, Gonzalez Gonzalez Y. [What is the best exercise for rehabilitation of abdominal diastasis rehabilitation?]. Rehabilitacion (Madr). 2019 Jul-Sep;53(3):198-210. doi: 10.1016/j.rh.2018.12.004. Epub 2019 Apr 11. Spanish.

  PMID: 31370947 BACKGROUND

• Da Cuna-Carrera I, Alonso-Calvete A, Lantaron-Caeiro EM, Soto-Gonzalez M. Are There Any Differences in Abdominal Activation between Women and Men during Hypopressive Exercises? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 29;18(13):6984. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136984.

  PMID: 34210004 BACKGROUND

• Mota P, Pascoal AG, Carita AI, Bo K. The Immediate Effects on Inter-rectus Distance of Abdominal Crunch and Drawing-in Exercises During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Oct;45(10):781-8. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2015.5459. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

  PMID: 26304639 BACKGROUND

• Lee D, Hodges PW. Behavior of the Linea Alba During a Curl-up Task in Diastasis Rectus Abdominis: An Observational Study. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Jul;46(7):580-9. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2016.6536.

  PMID: 27363572 BACKGROUND

• Soto-Gonzalez M, Da Cuna-Carrera I, Lantaron-Caeiro EM, Pascoal AG. Effect of hypopressive and conventional abdominal exercises on postpartum diastasis recti: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 12;19(12):e0314274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314274. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 39666696 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Iria Da Cuña-carrera, PHD

  Universitu of Vigo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2022
• First Posted: June 30, 2022
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 10, 2022
• Study Completion: December 3, 2022
• Last Updated: August 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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