NCT05455853

Effect of Bilateral Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation on Postpartum Constipation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be conduct to determine the effect of bilateral transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation on treating postpartum constipation

Detailed description

TTNS was effective in treating constipation .It was believed that re-establishment of normal colonic function may be possible with neuromodulation of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) that may improve constipation symptoms but it is expensive and invasive . Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is an alternative method of neuromodulation that has shown efficacy in constipation and it stimulates L4-S3 nerve roots of sacral plexus that supply the pelvic floor and lower gastrointestinal tract, Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS) targets the tibial nerve in a similar fashion to PTNS but it is cheaper and does not require needle puncture .There were few studies showed that TTNS has been used and shown to be effective for treating constipation, but till now, there is no previous study illustrating it's effect specifically on postpartum constipation. So, this study will be the first one in this issue.

Conditions

• Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental: bilateral transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation,exercise and advices	• First group they will receive morning bilateral transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, for 30 minutes, three times per week for 4 weeks, in addition to abdominal muscle training and breathing exercise for 15 minutes three times per week, for 4 weeks and bowel care advices.•They will perform abdominal muscle training and breathing exercise, for 15 minutes three times per week, for 4 weeks in addition to bowel care advices. Second group•They will perform abdominal muscle training and breathing exercise, for 15 minutes three times per week, for 4 weeks in addition to bowel care advices.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-01
• Completion: 2022-11-01
• First posted: 2022-07-13
• Last updated: 2022-07-19