Acute Effects of Radiofrequency Diathermy in Postpartum Women With Diastasis Abdominis
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Postpartum, Rectus Muscle Diastasis
In brief
This clinical trial aims to compare the immediate tissue response in postpartum women with and without rectus abdominis diastasis (RAD) after undergoing radiofrequency diathermy (RFD) treatment. The main question it seeks to answer is: Do postpartum women with and without RAD exhibit different acute tissue responses in terms of pressure pain threshold, superficial thermal sensitivity, and tissue elasticity? To determine whether there are differences in these acute tissue responses between the groups, researchers will compare RFD with a sham RFD intervention in postpartum women with and without RAD. Participants will receive one session of either RFD or a sham RFD intervention and will complete three assessments: one at baseline and two after the intervention, one immediately afterwards and one 20 minutes afterwards.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07419399
- Run by
- University of Valencia
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2026-03-30
- Expected to finish
- 2029-03-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-25
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age between 20 and 45 years old.
- BMI between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/mw.
- Postpartum period between 6 months and 1 year Additionally, in the group of women with RAD, pathological RAD will be defined as an inter-rectus distance greater than 2.2 cm (measured 3 cm above the navel), according to the criteria of Beer et al. (2009)
You may not qualify if…
- Previous surgeries involving the abdominal wall.
- Cesarean deliveries.
- Women diagnosed with chronic pain
Where it is running
- Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Valencia — Valencia, Valencia, Spain (enrolling)
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