Physical Therapy in Addition to Standard Care Following C-Section

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain, Pelvic Pain, Scar Tissue, Adhesions

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a physical therapy program which includes scar management, core retraining, and lumbar and pelvic joint mobilization will significantly impact the postpartum recovery following Cesarean section during the immediate postpartum period and during the first 1.5 years following childbirth. All patients who enroll in the study will receive standard treatment following a C-section delivery. Subjects will be randomized into one of two groups; one group will receive physical therapy in addition to standard post C-section treatment, and the other group will receive standard post C-section treatment with no additional physical therapy. Both groups will complete questionnaires regarding their pain and recovery from C-section delivery to determine if there is a difference in recovery between the group receiving physical therapy and the group not receiving physical therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02804139

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

125

Starts

2015-12-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Caesarean section delivery, English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Heart problems, postpartum eclampsia, any medical issue which contraindicates exercise, active untreated infection, chronic narcotic use

Where it is running

• University of Missouri Health Care — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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