Clinical trial NCT06659874: Investigation of the Relationship Between Core Muscles Functions and Symptoms of Patients with Abdominal Bloating/Distension
Official title: Investigation of the Relationship Between Core Muscles Functions and Symptoms of Patients with Abdominal Bloating/Distension
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Bloating
Distension
Keywords: abdominal bloating/distension
core muscles
electromyography
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ege University Medical School
name: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
First posted: 2024-10-26
Enrollment: 21
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients referred to the Gastroenetrology Clinic at Ege University Hospital.

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between core muscle functions (strength, endurance, thickness) and symptoms in individuals with abdominal bloating/distension. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does symptoms in individuals with abdominal bloating/distension have an effect on core muscles? How do core muscles change based on an increase or decrease in these symptoms?

Detailed description: In studies on individuals with abdominal bloating/distension in the literature, the diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and pelvic floor muscles have been examined separately. There is no study that examines all core muscles together in such cases. Additionally, there is no study examining the relationship between core muscle function and symptoms. Therefore, the aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between core muscle functions (strength, endurance, thickness) and symptoms in individuals with abdominal bloating/distension.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have a diagnosis of abdominal bloating/distension made by a physician according to the Rome IV Criteria
* Be female between 18 and 65 years of age
* Volunteer to participate\&#34;

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a serious neurological, pulmonary, systemic, orthopedic, or metabolic disease accompanying bloating-distension
* Being under 18 or over 65 years of age
* Being pregnant
* Having any organic cause for bloating and distension (such as celiac disease or other absorption disorders, intestinal dysmotility, and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction)
* Having alarm symptoms (weight loss, rectal bleeding, or anemia)
* Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥40
* Having a history of gastrointestinal (GI) or abdominolumbopelvic surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: Superficial Electromyography (EMG)
timeFrame: At the time of the initial physiotherapist examination
measure: Ultrasonography (USG)
timeFrame: At the time of the initial physiotherapist examination
measure: MIP-MEP Measurement
timeFrame: At the time of the initial physiotherapist examination
measure: Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale
timeFrame: At the time of the initial physiotherapist examination
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Balçova
country: Turkey
facility: Dokuz Eylul University
state: İzmir
Study officials:
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