Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in Response to Scar Release Techniques for Chronic Tr… (NCT05937217) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in Response to Scar Release Techniques for Chronic Transverse Abdominal Scar
40 participantsStarted 2023-07-05
Plain-language summary
Postoperative scarring is one of the most common concerns among surgical patients. The incidence of abnormal scarring, i.e. keloid or hypertrophic scar formation after caesarean section (CS) is reported to be 41% .That can lead to functional limitations, pruritus, pain and cosmetic issues. so, the purpose of this study is to investigate quality of life and pain pressure threshold in response to myofascial induction and direct scar release techniques for lower transverse abdominal scar
Who can participate
Age range25 Years – 35 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Women with a well healed, old , transverse cesarean section scar (more than 6 months resulted in chronic scar pain).
* Pain can be intermittent or constant at rest or with activity, and it is reported to be at least at a level of about 3/ 10 on visual analogue scale at recording sites will be marked on the C-section scar at 2.5 cm intervals (Wasserman et al., 2018).
* Women identified that the pain is either located in the cesarean section scar or caused by palpation of scar and it presents since the time of surgery not prior to the cesarean section.
* Their ages will range from 25-35 years old.
* Their BMI will be 18.5-29.9 kg/ m².
Exclusion Criteria:
* Acute and subacute cesarean section.
* Delayed wound healing.
* History of abdominal or pelvic cancer.
* Active pelvic or abdominal infection.
* Skin irritation/inflammation at the site of scar.
* Currently pregnant women.
What they're measuring
1
Pain pressure threshold (PPT)
Timeframe: within 4 weeks
2
scar mobility
Timeframe: within 4 weeks
3
Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS)