Effects of Abdominal Binders and TENS on Puerperium Period After Cesarean Section

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Complications, Wound, Dehiscence

Treatments: Other: TENS; Other: ABDOMINAL BINDERS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06303245

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0579

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the combined effects of abdominal binders and TENS on post-operative pain, distress and constipation in puerperium period after cesarean section

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants on early puerperium period having constipation and willing to participate.
• Primigravida
• Body mass index (BMI) less than 30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Laxatives-induced patients
• History of chronic constipation
• Post cesarean abdominal suture infection.
• People with chronic diseases, and who underwent non-routine or additional surgical procedures, such as hysterectomy, tubal ligation, and classical uterine incision.
• Participants with inability to tolerate the binder.
• Participants who show unwillingness to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

ABDOMINAL BINDERS

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: ABDOMINAL BINDERS

TENS

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: TENS