Osteopathy of Post Cesarean Section Adhesions

Adly A Adam

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cesarean Section Complications; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Control Group; Other: Osteopathic Manipulations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06907394

P.T.REC/012/003148

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic low back pain post cesarean section adhesions represents a restricting dysfunction, mainly influences abdominal fascia that leads to major welfare and economic restrictions. Osteopathic manipulation is a drug-free non-invasive is the therapeutic application of manually guided forces to improve physiologic function and support homeostasis. The purpose of the current study is to determine the effect of osteopathic manipulations of post cesarean section adhesions on low back pain

Full description

Chronic low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder affects adults with 84% prevalence. It influences lower back, and lasts at least 12 weeks. Where increased annual cesarean section rates up to 19.1% associated with scar, pelvic, abdominal and low back pain disorders (Chia et al., 2016). From the fascial point of view, abdominal muscles are in continuity with the thoracolumbar fascia and the pelvic floor. It has been demonstrated that they work with great synergy and guaranteed by fascial continuity (Fan et al., 2018).

Osteopathic manipulative technique consists of a range of direct, indirect, combined, fluid and reflex-based manual techniques that are applied specifically to a joint or non-specifically to a body area. Direct techniques apply thrust, impulse, muscle contraction, fascial loading or passive range of motion (Fan et al., 2018).The purpose of the current study is to determine the effect of osteopathic manipulations of post cesarean section adhesions on low back pain. Up on that 30 post cesarean women suffering from low back pain at least for 6 months from the Outpatient Clinic of Mitghamer Hospital, El-Daqahlia. Their age range 20-35 years old, BMI range≤ 25 kg /m2. They will be allocated into control group will receive analgesics. Study group will receive four weeks of analgesics, plus osteopathic manipulations once per week.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• They suffered from low back pain and undergoes cesarean section at least 6 months before entry into study.
• Their body mass index (BMI) will be ≤ 25 kg /m2.
• Their age will range from 20 to 35 years.
• They would not use any other analgesic drugs during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy.
• Recent abdominal surgery
• Patients with severe spinal pathology (cauda equine syndrome, spinal canal stenosis, fracture of spine, discitis, infectious disease of spine).
• Cancer.
• Abdominal and pelvic infection, open wound, burn and skin irritation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Fifteen Females will receive only analgesic drugs for four weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Control Group

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

Fifteen females will receive osteopathic manipulations once weekly along four weeks, plus analgesic drugs for four weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Osteopathic Manipulations

Other: Control Group