NCT06909448

Effect of Capacitive and Resistive Radiofrequency on Postpartum Diastasis Recti

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effect of capacitive and resistive radiofrequency on postpartum rectus abdominis diastasis.

Detailed description

Eighty females postpartum with rectus diastasis will be included in this study; they will be recruited the outpatient clinic at El Mahalla Al Kobra (The first author's pervious workplace) and will be referred by obstetric and genecology physicians. Patients will be assigned into two groups. Group A: It will include 40 patients participating in abdominal belt. Group B: It will include 40 patients participating in abdominal belt plus TECAR therapy.

Conditions

• Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA)
• Radiofrequency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	abdominal belt	40 postpartum women will only wear abdominal belt for 14 weeks.
DEVICE	TECAR therapy	will wear the same abdominal belt for 6 weeks then participating in TECAR therapy 3 sessions /week for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-06
• Primary completion: 2025-07-07
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2025-04-03
• Last updated: 2025-04-03