Status:
COMPLETED
Postpartum Exercise and Diastasis Recti Abdominis
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Norwegian Women´s Public Health Association
Conditions:
Diastasis Recti Abdominis
Diastasis Recti
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Prevalence rates of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) among postpartum women vary between 30% - 68%. It has been postulated that DRA, in addition to being a cosmetic concern for many women, may reduce l...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: DRA is defined as an impairment with midline separation of the two rectus abdominis muscles along the linea alba. The condition affects a significant number of women during the antenatal-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primi- and multiparous women 6-12 months postpartum
- Understand instructions given in Norwegian language
- Willing/available to participate in a 3 months intervention period
Exclusion
- Pregnant women
- Women \< 6 months or \> 12 months postpartum
- Women with children with illnesses and mothers with neurological, systemic musculoskeletal diseases or psychiatric diagnoses will be excluded from participation
- Women with adherence \< 70 % of the home-based program will be excluded for the per protocol analyzes
- Women with specific need for pelvic floor muscle training during the 3 months intervention period will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 9 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 21 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04122924
Start Date
January 9 2020
End Date
December 21 2022
Last Update
March 2 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine
Oslo, Norway, 0863