Muscle Function After Childbirth
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Conditions studied: Postpartum, Muscle Fatigue, Force Steadiness, Nulligravid, Muscle Weakness
In brief
This study will evaluate lower extremity and trunk neuromuscular control in 78 nulligravid and postpartum women. Participants will attend two experimental sessions, approximately 1 week apart, to assess neuromuscular function. Physical activity levels will also be assessed.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05073224
- Run by
- Carroll University
- People needed
- 78
- Starts
- 2022-09-20
- Expected to finish
- 2027-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-10
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 35. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Post-partum
- Primiparous (this is their first child)
You may not qualify if…
- multiple gestation
- prescription anti-inflammatory/pain medications that are taken daily
- significant orthopedic conditions that would contraindicate performance of the fatigue task (such as fractures, severe scoliosis, etc)
- cardiovascular \& pulmonary disease
- neuromuscular health conditions (such as diabetes, neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, seizures, etc)
- history of previous abdominal surgery (with the exception of Cesarean delivery)
- Nulligravid Women (Controls)
- Women from the surrounding community will also be recruited to serve as controls
- Nulligravid women will meet the same inclusion/exclusion criteria as the postpartum women, with the exception of never having been pregnant
Where it is running
- Carroll University — Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
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