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The Effect of Hypopressive training improves Postpartum Belly, urine Loss and Abdominal Strength

The Effect of Hypopressive Exercises, original method, on improving Rectus Abdominal Diastasis, Adbominal Dysfunction and Pevic Floor Complaints in postpartum women: Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-106gykpj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-12-22
Start date
2023-01-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Unspecified urinary incontinence

Interventions

This is a randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial. Intervention Group (IC): 22 women selected, randomized by a blinded researcher, who present at least 2 cm of diastasis of the rectus abdominis
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Will be included women aged 18 or over; between 45 days and six months postpartum; with diagnosis of diastasis, considered as from 2 cm of distance at a point of the extension of the linea alba, no history of previous abdominal aesthetic surgeries; do not have musculoskeletal disease that makes it impossible to perform the requested exercises.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who miss 20% of the intervention or do not show up for evaluation; women diagnosed with midline abdominal hernia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The hypopressive training method is expected to approach 5% of the borders of the rectus abdominis at one of the diastasis points along the linea alba assessed by imaging ultrasound.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that the hypopressive training method will improve abdominal function by 5%, assessed by the plank test, in addition to improving the pelvic floor complaints by 5% of the Pelvic Floor Questionnaire scores.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactSara Moreira

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

semoreira@ufu.br+55(34)3218-2901

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)