Effect of New Specialized Technique Using Effleurage Massage on Striae Gravidarum (EM/SG)

Kafrelsheikh University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Striae Gravidarum

Treatments: Other: New specialized technique using effleurage massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07265440

KFSIRB200-764

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage works to prevent striae gravidarum in primigravida. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can our new specialized technique using effleurage massage prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida ? What side effects may participants face when using our technique?

Participants will:

perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

Full description

This study will be conducted to investigate if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage can prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida .

Participants will:

perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • All females will be primigravida.

  • All females will be at the 17th week to the 20th week of gestation.
  • Age of participants will range from 20-30 years.
  • Their BMI will not exceed 28 kg/m.

Exclusion criteria

• • Any dermal pathology.

  • Psychiatric disorders.
  • Skin tumor.
  • Pregnant with more than one child.
  • History or symptoms of premature birth.
  • Placental abruption.
  • History of abdominal surgeries.
  • History of abdominal hernia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Efficacy of EM on SG

Active Comparator group

Description:

Each patient in this group will perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.

Treatment:

Other: New specialized technique using effleurage massage

Efficacy of olive oil only on SG

Active Comparator group

Description:

They will apply olive oil only twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy until date of birth .

Treatment:

Other: New specialized technique using effleurage massage