Diastasis Recti Abdominis and a Combined Treatment With Abdominal Exercise and Radiofrequency

Diastasis recti abdominis is a pathology that appears in a high percentage of women during the postpartum period. However, there is little evidence about its treatment. The present protocol aims to evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency as an alternative for the treatment of abdominal diastasis along with abdominal exercises compared to the only intervention through abdominal exercise. An aleatory clinical testing will be conducted where 44 women diagnosed with diastasis recti abdominis in the postpartum period will be recruited. A common exercise protocol will be applied for two groups of participants, and both of them will have to be able to carry out the activities autonomously at home. In addition, control sessions will be held weekly for both groups where one of the groups, the control group (n=22), will receive radiofrequency therapy with the machine in athermic mode, while the other group, the experimental group (n=22), will receive a weekly session under the established diathermy protocol. The sessions will last 30 minutes and will take place for 10 consecutive weeks. Three variables will be evaluated: the width of the diastasis measured in centimeters, life quality measured using the Short form (36) questionnaire, and the perception of the pain measured with the visual analogue scale. Three evaluations will be done: at the beginning of the study, after ten weeks and three months later.

NCT Number	NCT06214650
Lead Sponsor	University of Castilla-La Mancha
Conditions	Diastasis, Diastasis Recti, Diastasis Recti and Weakness of the Linea Alba, Diastasis Recti Abdominis
Enrollment	44 participants
Start Date	2024-09
Primary Completion	2026-12 (estimated)
Study Completion	2029-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-05-08