Gentle exercise after c-section may speed belly muscle recovery
NCT ID NCT07150897
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether starting a gentle exercise program soon after a C-section or hysterectomy can help strengthen the abdominal muscles. Sixty women aged 35-50 will do light walking, posture exercises, and plank holds over 6 weeks. Ultrasound will measure muscle thickness before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help women recover abdominal strength faster after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises are gentle and low-risk, but the benefit may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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35 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria:a total of 60 women will be recruited from the obstetrics and gynecology Department of Beni-Suef University Hospital, Beni-Suef, Egypt. Their ages will be ranged from 35-50 years and their body mass index (BMI) will not exceed 29 kg/m2. All participants are post operative women after their 1st cesarean delivery or hysterectomy. \- Exclusion Criteria:Women will be excluded from the study, if they were diagnosed with heart diseases, respiratory diseases causing excessive coughing or sneezing, chronic physical or mental illness, had more than 1 cesarean delivery; had any medical condition that would prohibit active abdominal muscle contraction; or failed to complete an informed consent form. \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beni suef university
Cairo, 02, Egypt