Status:
COMPLETED
Exploring the Effects of Soft Tissue Manual Therapy on Caesarean Section Scar
Lead Sponsor:
Université de Sherbrooke
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research
Société Européenne de Recherche en Ostéopathie Pédiatrique et Périnatale (SEROPP)
Conditions:
Cesarean Section Complications
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction: Caesarean section is one of the most common inpatient surgical procedures. Complications of obstetric wounds are estimated to account for 2.8-26.6% of cases. Between 11 and 15% of women ...
Detailed Description
Methods of manual treatment of scars have demonstrated some effectiveness, although the effects and physiology by which mechanical forces of the therapist's hand provide benefits are poorly understood...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Woman with a caesarean section scar of 6 months or more but less than two years old
- with one or more caesarean sections
- between the ages of 18 and 40
- with a Pfannenstiel or transverse caesarean section.
Exclusion
- one of the following pathologies: diabetes or under treatment for cancer
- on anti-inflammatory medication at the time of data collection or they have taken this type of medication in the month prior to data collection
- applied a product or cream to their scar on the day of data collection
- contraindications to their skin inductions
- had a treatment (e.g., a treatment to prevent the development of cancer)
- undergoing treatment (e.g. laser, massage or other local intervention) for their scar in the three months prior to the data collection.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 9 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 20 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04320355
Start Date
January 9 2020
End Date
November 20 2020
Last Update
April 28 2021
Active Locations (4)
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1
Clinique d'ostéopathie et de massothérapeie FDL
Candiac, Quebec, Canada, J5R 4R5
2
ENOSI centre d'ostéopathie
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3N 1W7
3
Clinide d'ostéopathie Parent-Aise
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada, J5Y 3R2
4
AXiO Medecine Clinic
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada, J7V 9R2