scholarly journals A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Abdominal Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Abdominal Wall Restoration in Postpartum Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelaziz ◽  
Henry Ramirez ◽  
Tracy Blusewicz ◽  
Mickey Karram
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Electrical Muscle

Beneficial Effect of Intradialytic Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 899-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi Suzuki ◽  
Masato Ikeda ◽  
Masayoshi Minami ◽  
Yukiko Matayoshi ◽  
Masatsugu Nakao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Electrical Muscle

scholarly journals A randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of hughes abdominal repair with conventional abdominal closure-to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias in Indian population

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 2291
Author(s):  
Rajasekaran C. ◽  
Vijaykumar K. ◽  
Arulkumaran M. ◽  
Meera S. S.
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Incisional Hernia ◽  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Midline Laparotomy ◽  
Incisional Hernias ◽  
Abdominal Closure ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Abdominal Repair

Background: Incisional hernia forms the most common delayed morbidity following midline laparotomy surgeries- causing mental trauma to the patient impairing their quality of life and scars the name and fame of the surgeon. So, the need for possible attributes on surgeon’s aspect to prevent the incisional hernia is the need of the hour. We planned a randomized controlled trial to compare two different abdominal closure techniques to reduce the incidence of Incisional hernia following midline laparotomy incisions. We advocated Hughes abdominal repair which includes a series of two horizontal and two vertical mattresses within single suture whereby the tension load of suture is distributed both along and across the suture line.Methods: 1:1 Randomized controlled trial in which the patient is blinded and obviously operating surgeon is non-blinded. Evaluating examiner and radiologist are blinded.100 patients who underwent emergency and elective midline laparotomies were enrolled in the study and intra-operatively randomized into two groups in 1:1 pattern. Ethical clearance obtained from the Institutional ethical committee. The primary outcome measure is the incidence of burst abdomen at the end of 15 days by the evaluating surgeon (non-operated surgeon who is blinded). The secondary outcome is the incidence of incisional hernia at the end of one year-evaluated by detailed clinical examination with radiological proof using CT abdomen.Results: The incidence of incisional hernia is significantly low in Hughes abdominal repair than conventional abdominal closure.Conclusions: Hughes abdominal wall closure is superior to conventional closure in both emergency and elective laparotomy cases, in prevention of wound dehiscence and Incisional hernias later. Present study encourages us that Hughes abdominal wall repair is comparable to mesh repairs. This study needs to be continued further to a vast sample size to perfectly assess the statistical significance.

scholarly journals Effect of a breastfeeding educational intervention: a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdnaxela Fernandes do Carmo Souza ◽  
Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira ◽  
Antonieta Keiko Kakuda Shimo
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objective: to assess the effect of a breastfeeding educational intervention on the counseling provided to postpartum women. Method: this is a randomized controlled trial including 104 postpartum women (intervention group = 52 and control group = 52) from a private hospital, whose educational intervention was based on the pragmatic theory and on the use of a soft-hard technology called Breastfeeding Educational Kit (Kit Educativo para Aleitamento Materno, KEAM). Women were followed-up for up to 60 days after childbirth. Chi-Squared Test, Fischer’s Exact Test, and Generalized Estimating Equation were used, with a significance level of 5% (p-value <0.05). The analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 24. Results: the postpartum women in the intervention group had fewer breastfeeding difficulties and a higher percentage of exclusive breastfeeding at all time points compared with those in the control group. Conclusion: the educational intervention based on active methodologies and stimulating instructional resources was effective in developing greater practical mastery among postpartum women with regard to adherence and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding. Registry REBEC RBR – 8p9v7v.

scholarly journals Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults with Abdominal Obesity: A Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (214) ◽  
pp. 904-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Jung Choi ◽  
Yun Jin Kim ◽  
Sang Yeoup Lee
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Muscle Stimulation ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Group ◽  
Electrical Muscle

Introduction: We investigated the effects of electrical muscle stimulationon waist circumference as compared with an identical device providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as control in adults with abdominal obesity.Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Sixty patients with abdominal obesity received electrical muscle stimulation or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation randomly five times a week for 12 weeks. Results: The electrical muscle stimulationgroup achieved a mean 5.2±2.8 cm decrease in waist circumference while the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group showed only a 2.9±3.3 cm decrease (P=0.005). About 20 (70.0%) of the electrical muscle stimulation group lost more than 4 cm of waist circumference but that only 8 (33.3%) of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group did so (P=0.008). Furthermore, fasting free fasting acid levels were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation than in the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationgroup at week 12 (P=0.006). In the electrical muscle stimulation group, slight decreases in visceral abdominal fat and total abdominal fat areas by computer tomography were observed at 12 weeks, but these decreases were not significant. In addition, patients’ self-rated satisfaction scores with this program were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation group.Conclusions: The 12-week electrical muscle stimulation program modestly reduced waist circumference in abdominally obese adults without side effects.

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