Banca de DEFESA: MARIA AMÉLIA PIRES SOARES DA SILVA

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STUDENT : MARIA AMÉLIA PIRES SOARES DA SILVA
DATE: 22/08/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Departamento de Fisioterapia da UFRN
TITLE:

USE OF KINESIO TAPING FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AND RECTUS ABDOMINIS DIASTASIS IN POSTPARTUM WOMEN

KEY WORDS:

Postpartum period; Kinesio taping; Muscle diastasis; Pain

PAGES: 71
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

The postpartum period is marked by physical and emotional changes, with abdominal, pelvic, and low back pain being common. Kinesio Taping stands out as a method widely accepted by the population and increasingly applied to postpartum women. Objective: For the purpose of presenting this dissertation, two articles were developed with the following objectives: ARTICLE 01 – To propose a randomized clinical trial protocol to investigate the effects of Kinesio Taping on pain and diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles in postpartum women. ARTICLE 02 – To assess the feasibility of a clinical trial with Kinesio Taping in the postpartum period, considering contact rate, eligibility, recruitment, attendance, dropout, safety, and satisfaction. Methods: ARTICLE 01 – Protocol study, randomized, blinded, and placebo-controlled. Ninety postpartum women will be recruited and allocated into three groups: control, placebo, and intervention. Assessments will be conducted at three time points: baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up (30 to 45 days after the intervention). The following instruments will be used: Brief Pain Inventory, Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule, and Global Perceived Effect Scale. The proposed statistical analysis for data collected from this protocol includes descriptive statistics, factorial repeated-measures ANOVA, and intention-to-treat analysis. ARTICLE 02 – Feasibility study, randomized, blinded, and placebo-controlled. Participants were women aged 18 to 40 years, up to 72 hours postpartum, with term delivery, singleton pregnancy, and no recent abdominal surgery. During the conduct of the study, the contact rate, eligibility, recruitment, attendance, dropout, safety, and participant satisfaction were assessed, along with secondary clinical outcomes regarding pain and diastasis. Descriptive statistical analysis consisted of means, standard deviations, and confidence intervals when applicable. Results: ARTICLE 02 – Among 88 women contacted, 84.1% were eligible and 34.1% were recruited. Adherence was 63.3% and dropout rate was 36.7%. Mean discomfort with the treatments was 0.89 (KTG) and 1.85 (PG), with high perceived safety in both groups. Despite skin reactions, satisfaction was high in both KTG and PG. Based on absolute measures, a reduction was observed in supraumbilical diastasis in the KTG (-1.00; 95% CI: -1.67 to -0.32), pain decreased by a mean of 3.88 points (95% CI: -5.41 to -2.33), and pain interference decreased by 3.19 points (95% CI: -6.37 to 0.00). Conclusion: ARTICLE 02 - Conducting a clinical trial with KT in postpartum women is feasible but requires strategies to minimize logistical barriers and maximize adherence.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 4933786 - Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa
Interna - 1140906 - GERMANNA DE MEDEIROS BARBOSA
Externo ao Programa - ***.825.044-** - GLAUKO ANDRE DE FIGUEIREDO DANTAS - UFDPar
Externa à Instituição - MARIANA ARIAS AVILA VERA