Cesarean Section Complications, Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Conditions
Keywords
post dural puncture headache, neck pain, Cesarean Section
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of Muscle Energy Techniques on post dural puncture headache, neck pain and disability after Cesarean Section. .
Detailed description
Caesarean section (CS) is the worldwide process of pregnancy termination that delivers live or dead fetuses with an incision on the abdominal wall and uterine wall. It is performed under neuraxial anesthesia (spinal and epidural anesthesia). Post- dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a major complication of neuraxial anesthesia which presents as a dull throbbing pain in a frontal-occipital distribution, aggravates on sitting or standing, and is reduced by lying down. This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Subjects with PPDH meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups: i.e. treatment and control group. Both groups will receive baseline treatments i.e. (heating pads & TENS). In addition, treatment group will receive post-isometric relaxation of METs. Each subject will receive a total of 4 treatment sessions, with 2 treatment sessions per day Pre-treatment will be done at day 1 and post-treatment will be done at day 2, using Headache Disability Index (HDI), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) as subjective measurements. Recorded values will be analysed for any change using SPSs
Interventions
OTHERTraditional Physical Therapy
TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) on continuous mode at 80-120 Hz for 15-20 min and Heating pads for 10-15 min Total 4 sessions will be given in 2 days
OTHERMuscle Energy Technique
Muscle energy technique (Post Isometric relaxation) along with TENS and Heating pads. * MET of the scaleni * MET of Sternocleidomastoid * MET of Levator Scapulae * MET of Upper fibers of Trapezius Total 4 sessions will be given in 2 days
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 to 40 years * Both Primiparous and multiparous * Both elective and emergency Lower Section Cesarean Section * Headache occurring within 24-72 hours post C-section * Headache aggravates on getting in upright position
Exclusion criteria
* History of Trauma/fracture of head and neck region * History of cervical spine surgery * Had previous diagnostic Lumbar Puncture (LP) * Any kind of infection, malignancy, inflammation and structural deformity present in head and neck region. * Other serious forms of headaches including Migraine, Cluster, thunderclap, hypnic etc. * Cervical Radiculopathies and spondylolisthesis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) | 2nd day | Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) is an outcome measure that is a segmented numeric version of visual analogue scale in which a respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of patient's pain. The common format is horizontal bar or line and NPRS is anchored by terms describing pain and severity extremes |
| Neck Disability Index | 2nd day | The NDI is a 10-item scaled self-administered questionnaire covering pain, concentration, and activities of daily living. Each of the ten items is scored from 0 to 5, and the total is calculated and multiplied by two to produce a percentage score of the maximal score; higher score indicates greater disability. Vernon and Mior defined 0-8 as none, 10-28 as mild, 30-48 as moderate, 50-68 as severe, and over 68 as complete disability |
| Headache Disability Index | 2nd day | The Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Questionnaire (HDI) is a 25-item questionnaire that examines the effects of headache on daily life. This questionnaire has a two-factor structure emotionally and functionally. Scoring (No: 0, Sometimes:2, Yes:4) varies between 0 and 100. The higher the score, the more headache disability |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactImran Amjad, Phd
Outcome results
None listed