An Applied Study on the Use of Stone Needles Therapy to Assist the Rehabilitation of Maternal Diastasis Rectus Abdominis Based on the Theory of Belt Channel
NCT Number: NCT06552143
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Diastasis Recti Abdominis
Interventions: OTHER: Stone needle therapy follows the Belt channel
Sponsor: Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine
Sex: FEMALE
Age: CHILD, ADULT
Enrollment: 120
Study Design: Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: SINGLE (OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR)|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2023-09-01
Completion Date: 2024-09-20
Locations: YunNan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, China

Summary:
This clinical trial aims to find out whether stone needles therapy can effectively assist in the treatment of maternal diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) based on the Belt channel theory, it will also validate whether the Ben-Tovim Walker body attitude questionnaire (BAQ) can be used as a tool to measure body image satisfaction in Chinese patients with postpartum DRA. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can stone needles therapy promote the recovery of maternal DRA? Whether the Chinese version of the Body attitude questionnaire (BAQ-C) can be used as a body image satisfaction measurement tool for patients with postpartum DRA. The researchers will add stone needles therapy to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and massage therapy to see if stone needles therapy can promote the recovery of postpartum DRA.

Primary Outcome Measures: inter-recti distance, Bilateral rectus abdominis distance, pre-intervention and after three stone needle therapies interventions|Abdominal circumference, Horizontal circumference of the abdomen via the iliac crest point., pre-intervention and after three stone needle therapies interventions|Body Image Satisfaction, Body image satisfaction refers to how a person perceives, thinks, or feels about his or her body., pre-intervention and after intervention
Secondary Outcome Measures: Low back pain Visual Analogue Scale, A 10 cm horizontal line is drawn on top of the paper, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) is used for the horizontal line. The line is 0mm at one end, which means 'no pain at all'; 10mm at the other end, which means 'extreme pain'; the pain level increases from 0mm to 10mm, with higher scores representing more intense pain., pre-intervention and after intervention|Oswestry Disability Index, The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a widely used measure for assessing the function a limitations and disability associated with lower back pain. This index provides a standardized way to evaluate the impact of back pain on a person's daily activities and overall quality of life., pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments|Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, It is a commonly used psychometric tool developed by the American psychologist Zung, and is a self-report scale used to assess an individual's level of anxiety., pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments|Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, A standardized questionnaire to detect symptoms of depression in postnatal women., pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments|THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE, It is a tool used to assess people's quality of life, which helps to collect and analyse information about the individual's state of health, psychological functioning, social competence, etc., pre-intervention and measured immediately after completion of all treatments