Can a phone app replace the clinic for postpartum core recovery?
NCT ID NCT07751952
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether doing core stability exercises via telerehabilitation works as well as in-person physiotherapy for postpartum women with diastasis recti, a condition where abdominal muscles separate. Participants will be randomly assigned to either remote or in-person supervised exercise sessions over 8 weeks. The study measures changes in the gap between abdominal muscles and body image satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telerehabilitation-based core stability exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, telerehabilitation could offer a convenient, accessible way for postpartum women to improve abdominal recovery and body image without frequent clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial, and results may not apply to all women. The success of telerehabilitation depends on proper remote supervision and adherence, which may vary.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
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- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study. * 6 weeks to 6 months postpartum * Multiparous or primiparous * Diagnosis of diastasis recti (IRD ≥ 2cm)/ * Able to use or operate digital/electronic devices * With internet access and the ability to participate in remote group sessions. Exclusion Criteria: Participants fall in this category would be excluded of the study. * Significant musculoskeletal or systemic comorbidities i.e. diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, Severe psychiatric disorders, Active malignancy. * Prior major abdominal or pelvic surgery (except cesarean) * Any Contraindications to exercise. * Recent/Current pregnancy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lifezone medical and diagnostic center lahore
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, 0423, Pakistan
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