NCT05937217

Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in Response to Scar Release Techniques for Chronic Transverse Abdominal Scar

Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in Response to Myofascial Induction Therapy and Direct Scar Release Techniques for Chronic Lower Transverse Abdominal Scar

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Postoperative scarring is one of the most common concerns among surgical patients. The incidence of abnormal scarring, i.e. keloid or hypertrophic scar formation after caesarean section (CS) is reported to be 41% .That can lead to functional limitations, pruritus, pain and cosmetic issues. so, the purpose of this study is to investigate quality of life and pain pressure threshold in response to myofascial induction and direct scar release techniques for lower transverse abdominal scar

Detailed description

This study will be conducted on forty women with chronic lower transvers abdominal scar , they will be referred from department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Kasr Eleiny teaching Hospital and outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, cairo university, Egypt. All women will be randomly divided into two equal groups: * Group A(Study group):It will include 20 women who will be treated by myofascial induction and direct scar release techniques in addition to therapeutic ultrasound, 2 sessions per week for two weeks. * Group B(Control group):It will include 20 women who will be treated by therapeutic ultrasound, 2 sessions per week for two weeks.

Conditions

• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	myofascial induction and direct scar release techniques	Manual therapy techniques used to reduce chronic lower transverse abdominal scars pain and improve quality of life of the affected women
DEVICE	therapeutic ultrasound	Ultrasound petron (model SM 500) specifications: output frequency:1Mhz, output power:5W/cm², power intensity:5 degree (0.8-1.2-1.6-2.0-2.5), time intensity:5-30(step by 5 min) . It will be applied for both groups for 10 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-05
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2023-11-01
• First posted: 2023-07-10
• Last updated: 2023-07-14