Acute Effects of Radiofrequency Diathermy in Postpartum Women With Diastasis Abdominis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age20-45
SponsorUniversity of Valencia
About this trial
This clinical trial aims to compare the immediate tissue response in postpartum women with and without rectus abdominis diastasis (RAD) after undergoing radiofrequency diathermy (RFD) treatment. The main question it seeks to answer is: Do postpartum women with and without RAD exhibit different acute tissue responses in terms of pressure pain threshold, superficial thermal sensitivity, and tissue elasticity? To determine whether there are differences in these acute tissue responses between the groups, researchers will compare RFD with a sham RFD intervention in postpartum women with and without RAD.
Participants will receive one session of either RFD or a sham RFD intervention and will complete three assessments: one at baseline and two after the intervention, one immediately afterwards and one 20 minutes afterwards.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 20 and 45 years old.
BMI between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/mw.
Postpartum period between 6 months and 1 year Additionally, in the group of women with RAD, pathological RAD will be defined as an inter-rectus distance greater than 2.2 cm (measured 3 cm above the navel), according to the criteria of Beer et al. (2009)
Disqualifiers
Previous surgeries involving the abdominal wall.
Cesarean deliveries.
Women diagnosed with chronic pain
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Radiofrequency diathermy (RFD)
- Radiofrequency diathermy (RFD)
- Sham radiofrequency diathermy ( sham RFD)
- Sham radiofrequency diathermy ( sham RFD)
Treatment groups
48 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsLocations
1Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Valencia46022, ValenciaValencia, Spain
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Valencia
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov