Effects of Corrective Versus Plank Exercises on Diastasis Recti
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Conditions studied: Diastasis Recti
In brief
This study will be randomized clinical trial and will be conducted in Services Hospital and poly clinics. The total duration of treatment will be 12 weeks. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used and 56 participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group A performs corrective exercises focused on deep core engagement, while Group B performs plank exercises aimed at overall abdominal activation. Each group follows their respective regimen three times per week for 12 weeks. Baseline EMS and pelvic floor exercises are conducted for all participants to ensure core stability before the interventions begin. Outcome measures, including manual muscle testing (MMT) for strength, and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) for pain, are recorded both before and after the 12-week intervention. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07440836
- Run by
- Riphah International University
- People needed
- 56
- Starts
- 2025-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-09
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- If IRD is greater than 4cm and above
- Postpartum females
- Three months to three years postpartum with presence of diastasis rectus abdominis
- Vaginal delivery
- Multiparous
- Pain greater than 6 on NPRS
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects with any heart condition, respiratory condition
- Any pelvic or abdominal surgery
- Any neurological disease eg preeclampsia, epilepsy
- Trauma to bowel or bladder
- Prior history of physical therapy treatment for pelvic floor issues
- Postpartum depression
Where it is running
- Services Hospital — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)
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