NCT05559190

Effect of a Preoperative Pulsed Electromagnetic Field and Abdominal Exercises on Muscle Strength Post Ventral Hernioplasty

Effect of Preoperative Pulsed Electromagnetic Field and Abdominal Exercises on Muscle Strength Post Ventral Hernioplasty

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of a preoperative pulsed electromagnetic field and abdominal exercises on muscle strength post ventral hernioplasty.

Detailed description

Sixty patients, 25-40 years old, diagnosed with a ventral hernia and consulted for surgical hernia repair, preoperatively, were randomly assigned either into pulsed electromagnetic therapy and graduated abdominal strengthening exercises group (group A), graduated abdominal strengthening exercises group (group B), pulsed electromagnetic therapy group (group C) or group D who is instructed to presume in normal activities of daily living preoperatively, without any abdominal exercises or PEMF. All treatment interventions were applied at a frequency of three sessions per week for six weeks preoperatively. Abdominal muscle torque was measured by a biodex isokinetic dynamometer preoperatively at baseline and after six weeks of intervention and after four months postoperatively.

Conditions

• Hernia, Ventral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pulsed electromagnetic field	Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy was applied directly over the abdominal muscle from a supine position after the removal of metals or things that can be affected by a magnetic field will be assured prior to magnetic field application. The treatment parameters were set as 15 Hz frequency, 20 gauss amplitude with a rectangular waveform for 20 minutes.
OTHER	Graduated abdominal strengthening exercises	Four specific muscle core exercises were performed

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-28
• Completion: 2023-01-11
• First posted: 2022-09-29
• Last updated: 2023-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt