Effect of Hypopressive Exercises on Postpartum Backache and Functional Disability

NCT06259474 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Hypopressive Exerrcises
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 47
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercise in postpartum females with abnormal hyperlordosis and back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

Hypopressive Exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessment of pain

  The Revised Short McGill Pain Questionnaire consists of 22 pain descriptions rated on a scale from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no pain, whereas a score of 10 represents the most severe pain ever experienced by the patient. The questionnaire includes four subscales. The four subacales were combined to create an overall score, with higher scores indicating greater discomfort.

  Once at the start and once at the end of the stufy

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Assessment of functional disability

  Once at the start and once at the end if the study

• Assessment of lumbar lordotic angle

  Once at the start and once at the end if the study

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group (A): 20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for low back pain (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training).

Combination Product: Hypopressive Exercises and (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training)

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group (B) :20 subjects received the same conventional treatment for low back pain as group (A), including heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training.

Combination Product: Hypopressive Exercises and (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training)

Interventions

Hypopressive Exercises and (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training) COMBINATION_PRODUCT

20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for LBP (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training). Each session consisted of 5 to 10 HEs. Participants were instructed not to hold their breath or perform PFMS contractions during the HEs. Traditional treatment for low back pain typically involved using medications like acetaminophen (0.5-1 g three times daily) and heat therapy, which consisted of using a continuous heat wrap for 2 hours, 3 times per week at 40 °C, one hour before and after the session

Also known as: Hypopressive abdominal gymnastics

Group A; Group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must have a healthy pregnancy Normal vaginal birth LBP that existed 24 weeks after giving birth Functional limitations in daily activities. Participants' age from 20 to 35 years

You may not qualify if:

• No more than two prior pregnancies BMI of less than 25 kg/m2 to participate. Women who were under pharmacological or psychological treatment, had pelvic tumors, lumbar disk herniation, heart disease, hypertension, lumbar spine tumors, chronic uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, lumbar spondylosis, or lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kafrelsheikh University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

Diathermy; Dosage Forms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hyperthermia, Induced; Therapeutics; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Technology, Pharmaceutical; Investigative Techniques

Central Study Contacts

Salwa Ali Shawat

CONTACT

+20101860049; salwaashawat@gmail.com

Fayiz El-Shamy, PHD

CONTACT

+201091050154; ff_elshamy@yahoo.com

Study Design

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

Model Details: The study was designed as randomized, single blind pretest and posttest controlled trial. Approval was granted by the Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Physiotherapy at Kafr El Sheikh University under the number (T/ WH /2/2023/38). Each participant signed a written informed consent agreeing to adhere to the treatment plan for two months after discussing the benefits, goals and strategy of this study. They were also free to leave the study whenever they wished, for any reason. The principal investigator placed copies of the subjects' numbers in a vase and randomly assigned them to groups (A, B). 2.2. Subjects

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 6, 2024
• First Posted: February 14, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: November 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02