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Participants will be randomly divided into three groups as core stabilization group, combination of core stabilization and corset group and only corset group.
30 volunteer women who were diagnosed with diastasis recti abdominis by an obstetrician in Çamlıca Medipol Hospital, aged between 18-35 and met the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Participants will be randomly divided into three groups. Participants in the first group will do core stabilization exercises for the transversus abdominis muscle 3 days a week for 8 weeks with 10 repetitions. In the second group, in addition to the first group, core stabilization exercises will be performed by wearing an abdominal corset. Participants included in the third group will be asked to wear only this corset all day (except for the bathroom) for 8 weeks. Anthropometric measurements, ultrasonographic evaluation, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, abdominal muscle strength and endurance, Oswestry Disability Index will be evaluated as pretest and posttest.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| First group | Experimental | Core stabilization exercises |
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| Second group | Experimental | Combination of core stabilization and abdominal corset |
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| Third group | Experimental | Only abdominal corset |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Exercise intervention | Other | Women with diastasis recti abdominis will do core stabilization exercises for the transversus abdominis muscle with 10 repetitions 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The exercises include diaphragmatic breathing exercises, core stabilization exercises for the transversus abdominis muscle, and pelvic floor contractions |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ultrasanografic measurement | The distance between the rectus muscles will be measured by the obstetrician with ultrasound. | 5 minutes |
| Visual Analogue Scale for pain assessment | The line has a value of 0 at the beginning and a value of 10 at the end. The patient is asked to indicate the intensity of the pain at rest or during activity. A value of 0 means no pain, a value of 10 means excruciating pain. | 3 minutes |
| Abdominal muscle strength measurement | The abdominal muscle strength of the participants will be graded from 0 to 5 using manual muscle testing. | 5 minutes |
| Abdominal muscle undurance measurement | n the measurement of muscle endurance, the participants will be asked to stand as long as they can in their position during the muscle strength measurement. | 5 minutes |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | The scale is used to determine the risk of depression in the postpartum period and to measure the change in level and severity. Minimum value is 0 and maximum value is 30. Cut-off score of 13 is used to distinguish depressed from nondepressed women. High scores means worse outcomes. | 5 minutes |
| Oswestry Disability Index for assesment of pain and quality of life | It is a questionnaire evaluating individuals' participation in activities of daily living due to low back pain. | 5 minutes |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Weight measurement | Weight measurement in kilograms will be recorded with weighing machine. | 2 minutes |
| Height measurement | Height measurement in meters will be recorded with tape measure |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Participant eligibility is based on self-representation of gender identity.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| MERVE YILMAZ MENEK | Medipol University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Istanbul Medipol University | Istanbul | 34820 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
We will publish a manuscript about the result of this study for sharing results of the data with other researchers.
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Participants will not know which group they belongs to.
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| Exercise intervention by wearing abdominal corset | Other | In this group, in addition to the first group, core stabilization exercises will be performed by wearing an abdominal corset. Participants will be asked to wear their corsets while performing their exercises. |
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| Corset intervention | Other | Participants included in this group will be required to wear only this corset all day (except for the bathroom) for 8 weeks. |
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| 2 minutes |