Optimizing Function Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery With Core Stabilization Training: A Randomized Controlled Study

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgery; Bariatric Surgery

Treatments: Other: Core stabilization training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04932694

Bariatric Surgery

Details and patient eligibility

About

Bariatric surgery has been reported to be the most effective treatment option for losing and maintaining body weight and improving comorbidities and mortality associated with morbid obesity. Nevertheless, even though physical activity is recommended to optimize bariatric surgery results. Very little is known, about whether engaging in an exercise program after surgery can provide additional improvement in health outcomes. While to date there are relatively few researches studied the effect of exercise in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery.

Full description

This study will investigate the effect of core stabilization exercise on patients who underwent bariatric suergery.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both male and female
• age ranged from 18-25 years old,
• at least 6 months after BS

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with nerve root compression
• spine disorders
• spinal fracture
• previous spinal surgery
• pregnancy
• lower limb injury
• Any contraindication to the exercise therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

Core stabilization exercises will be conducted for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per day at home, and exercises will be supervised remotly.

Treatment:

Other: Core stabilization training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No exercise will be given to the participants in the control group