Effect of New Specialized Technique Using Effleurage Massage on Striae Gravidarum (EM/SG)

December 2, 2025 updated by: Eman Khaled Mohamed Fathelbab, Kafrelsheikh University

The Efficacy of Effleurage Massage on Striae Gravidarum During Pregnancy

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage works to prevent striae gravidarum in primigravida. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can our new specialized technique using effleurage massage prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida ? What side effects may participants face when using our technique?

Participants will:

perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted to investigate if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage can prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida .

Participants will:

perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

42

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 Locations

  • Egypt
    • Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
      • Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, 33511
        • Outpatient Clinics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

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

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • All females will be primigravida.

    • All females will be at the 17th week to the 20th week of gestation.
    • Age of participants will range from 20-30 years.
    • Their BMI will not exceed 28 kg/m.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Any dermal pathology.

    • Psychiatric disorders.
    • Skin tumor.
    • Pregnant with more than one child.
    • History or symptoms of premature birth.
    • Placental abruption.
    • History of abdominal surgeries.
    • History of abdominal hernia.

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Efficacy of EM on SG
Each patient in this group will perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.
Other: New specialized technique using effleurage massage
effleurage massage was performed in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.
Active Comparator: Efficacy of olive oil only on SG
They will apply olive oil only twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy until date of birth .
Other: New specialized technique using effleurage massage
effleurage massage was performed in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reduction in Striae Gravidarum severity
Time Frame: At 21 weeks of gestation, 29 weeks of gestation ,and 39 weeks of gestation
Severity of striae gravidarum will be assessed using INA score at three time points during pregnancy to evaluate progression and response to the intervention
At 21 weeks of gestation, 29 weeks of gestation ,and 39 weeks of gestation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kafrelsheikh University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 9, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 12, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

May 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 22, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

December 4, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

December 4, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 2, 2025

Last Verified

November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KFSIRB200-764

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared. This study involves sensitive participant information and there is no plan for data sharing.

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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