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

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Constipation

Treatments: Combination Product: Whole Body Vibration; Other: pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05286476

/012/002926

Details and patient eligibility

About

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?

Full 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.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 22 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The participants age ranged from 22 to 35 years old
• with vaginal delivery
• complain from postnatal constipation from (2 - 6 weeks) post-delivery
• had body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30 to 32 kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

Participants were excluded if they:

• had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases.
• Women who had history of inflammatory bowel disease and abnormalities of anal region or anal fissure
• women who had history of bowel surgery (other than appendectomy),
• patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease
• history of neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

group A

Experimental group

Description:

received Whole-body Vibration, pelvic floor exercise and static abdominal exercises interventions In addition to diet instructions

Treatment:

Combination Product: Whole Body Vibration

Other: pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions

group B

Other group

Description:

received pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions only

Treatment:

Other: pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions