NCT05286476

Effect of 6 Weeks of Whole-body Vibration in Treatment of Postnatal Constipation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 22 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Postpartum constipation is a common problem affecting postpartum mothers. Aim: To determine whether Whole Body Vibration is effective in treatment of postnatal women constipation. Design: The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, single-blind, pre-post-test, controlled trial. HYPOTHESES: It will be hypothesized that: It was hypothesized that whole-body vibration has no or limited effect in treatment of postnatal constipation RESEARCH QUESTION: Does whole-body vibration has an effect in treatment of postnatal constipation?

Detailed description

Methods: Group A received whole-body vibration, pelvic floor exercise and static abdominal exercises interventions for six weeks and group B received pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions in both groups. Constipation symptom questionnaire and patient assessment of constipation quality of life questionnaire is applied before and after treatment.

Conditions

• Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	Whole Body Vibration	vibration was administered for 1min, with a rest interval of 1min between each vibration set repeating 10 vibrations, with a frequency of 30 Hz and an amplitude of 0-2 mm and a speed of 50 m /s,18 and these sessions lasted for 6 weeks 3 days a week. whole-body vibration was induced by a noninvasive oscillation platform
OTHER	pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions	During the low abdominal hollowing with instructed pelvic floor co-contraction test subjects were instructed with the standard command: 'Breathing normally, and keeping your back still, gently lift and tighten your pelvic floor. Now gently draw in your low tummy as well and hold it'. Pelvic floor facilitates transversus abdominis thickness. subject in supine lying with her arms crossed over the diastasis for support. And subject has to draw or pull the abdomen inwards so that there elicits an isometric contraction of abdominal muscles and repeated this for 5-7 times.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-10
• Primary completion: 2020-08-30
• Completion: 2021-03-25
• First posted: 2022-03-18
• Last updated: 2022-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt