Abdominal diastasis
Conditions
Interventions
Group A (Intervention) and Group B (control) both with 21 pregnant women (between the 18th and 21st gestational week) being volunteers and submitted to a clinical exercise program, performed twice a w
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - Faculdade de Educação Física e Fisioterapia (FAEFI)
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - Faculdade de Educação Física e Fisioterapia (FAEFI)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women aged between 18 and 40 years; primigravidae or with previous pregnancies ended before the 21st gestational week; single pregnancy; gestational age of 17 weeks; not having performed previous abdominal surgery; presentation of a certificate from the doctor, responsible for prenatal care, of release for the practice of physical exercises.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women with high gestational risk; presence of bone deformities; presence of important muscular dysfunctions; presence of neurological and/or cognitive impairments that prevent the understanding of the proposed procedures; being visibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol; missing two consecutive intervention sessions; termination of pregnancy before the last evaluation; or any alteration of the pregnant woman's initial condition, which causes her to fit into any of the exclusion criteria, during the intervention, will cause her to be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that with the proposed exercise protocol of the Pilates Method for 12 weeks, activation of the abdominal muscles will be obtained, culminating in a decrease in the interrectus distance (IRD) evaluated by means of image ultrasonography, as well as the decrease complaints of low back pain using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and pelvic floor discomfort assessed using the Pelvic Floor Bother Questionnaire (PFBQ). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that with the implementation of the Pilates Method exercise protocol proposal (being reassessed after the 12 weeks of intervention) a decrease in the inter-rectal distance (IRD) will be obtained, assessed by means of image ultrasonography. As well as the decrease in low back pain complaints, assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire, where the questions are scored from 0 to 5, where: 0 no difficulty in the activity and 5 representing the maximum difficulty, so it is expected that no obtain a final disability percentage for these volunteers. And following the final assessment of pelvic floor discomfort after 12 weeks of intervention, through the Pelvic Floor Bother Questionnaire (PFBQ), where each answer is scored in a range of 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating more severe discomfort , lower scores are expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRejane Reis Gonçalves
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - Faculdade de Educação Física e Fisioterapia (FAEFI)
Outcome results
None listed