Effects of Tupler and Scoop Exercises in Diastasis Recti

March 4, 2024 updated by: Riphah International University

Comparative Effects of Tupler and Scoop Exercises on Inter-recti-distance, Low Back Pain, Abdominal Strength and Urogynecological Symptoms in Diastasis Recti

To compare the effects of tupler and scoop exercises on inter recti distance, low back pain, abdominal strength and urogynecological symptoms in diastasis.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
      • Lahore, Pakistan, 05499
        • Recruiting
        • Innovative Health Concepts
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rutaba Hussain, MSPT(WH)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI 25kg|m^2 to 30kg\m^2or greater
  • multiparous women
  • Participants included will be 3 months post-partum females
  • Caesarean delivery who will have with the presence of DRA >2 finger width and >2cm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients who had hernia
  • trauma to bowel or bladder
  • malignancies
  • neurologic disease and its associated balance disorders,
  • pelvic or abdominal surgery (except for a caesarean section) were considered as the exclusion criteria of this study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TUPLER exercises
Other: TUPLER exercises

will be conducting tupler exercises, exercises that are designed to target core muscles in order to improve posture, regain core strength and reducing discomfort.

Each exercise will be repeated 10reps for 3 times on 3 days a week for 8 weeks.
Active Comparator: SCOOP EXERCISES
Other: SCOOP EXERCISES
will be required to complete scoop exercises basically deals with Pilates which is deep core and hip strengthening and stability through breathing patterns with the utilization of transversus abdominis muscle majorly. In each exercise participant will be asked to hold pelvic floor muscles for 8sec, then relax the muscles and count to 10, repeat I for 10 times each day for 3 days a week for 8weeks. Basic commands about the positing, activation and engagement of core along with breathing control were given to the subjects.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Digital nylon calipers for inter recti distance (IRD)
Time Frame: 8th week
Digital nylon calipers used for the evaluatiopn of the DRA using tracing paper can be used preliminary assessment tool as well as a method for documentation of measurements of the inter recti in both males and females above the umbilicus with the abdominal muscles during contraction i.e in hook lying position. Digital Nylon Calipers demonstrated excellent inter-rater (ICC = 0.80 to 0.99) and It is the strongest tool for the assessment of the distasis recti
8th week
NPRS for low back pain
Time Frame: 8th week
Numeric pain scale is an objective tool for the assessment of pain, rating from 0 to 10 according to the severity of pain. It is categorized as mild(1to3), moderate (4to6) and severe (7to10). It reliability is ICCs for the test-retest reliability were over 0.75
8th week
Manual muscle testing for intra-abdominal strength
Time Frame: 8th week
Manual muscle testing (MMT) is the objective assessment tool for the muscular strength measurement having grading of 0 to 5 according to the muscle response to an active resistance applied passively by some external force that can be therapist's hand. The intra-rater (ICC=0.95) and inter-rater (0.99) reliability (20) . 0 3 4 5 None Fair Good Normal No visible or palpable contraction Full ROM against gravity Full ROM against gravity, moderate resistance Full ROM against gravity, maximal resistance
8th week
Short form Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory for Urogynaecological symptoms
Time Frame: 8th week
Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) is a reliable instrument for evaluating the quality of life in women with pelvic dysfunction. They have been translated and validated in many languages. The study was aimed at validating the Estonian translations of the PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 tools. Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.765-0.969, p < 0.001
8th week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: hina gul gul, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 23, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 12, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/RCR&AHS/23/0580

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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