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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage works to prevent striae gravidarum in primigravida. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Can our new specialized technique using effleurage massage prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida ? What side effects may participants face when using our technique?
Participants will:
perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.
This study will be conducted to investigate if our new specialized technique using effleurage massage can prevent or even decrease the severity of striae gravidarum in primigravida .
Participants will:
perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Efficacy of EM on SG | Active Comparator | Each patient in this group will perform effleurage massage in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest. |
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| Efficacy of olive oil only on SG | Active Comparator | They will apply olive oil only twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy until date of birth . |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New specialized technique using effleurage massage | Other | effleurage massage was performed in transverse direction from medial to lateral only not back and forth, twice a day starting from the 17th week until the 28th week of pregnancy and three times a day starting from the 28th week of pregnancy for 10 minutes for each time until date of birth but from lateral to medial. It will be performed on the whole abdominal area extending from the diaphragm to the pupic area, also on both sides of the abdomen extending from the 12th rib to the iliac crest. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Reduction in Striae Gravidarum severity | Severity of striae gravidarum will be assessed using INA score at three time points during pregnancy to evaluate progression and response to the intervention | At 21 weeks of gestation, 29 weeks of gestation ,and 39 weeks of gestation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
• All females will be primigravida.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Any dermal pathology.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Outpatient Clinics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt | Kafr ash Shaykh | Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate | 33511 | Egypt |
Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared. This study involves sensitive participant information and there is no plan for data sharing.
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| ID | Term |
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| D057896 | Striae Distensae |
| ID | Term |
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| D012877 | Skin Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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