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Risk Factors and the Impact of a Physical Exercise Program on Inter-Recti Distance in the Geriatric Population
Trial registry update: RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTMinor significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Sep 24, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 25, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- The abstract provides no outcome data, so efficacy of the exercise program cannot be determined from this document alone.
- No sample size or effect sizes are reported, limiting assessment of statistical precision or clinical meaningfulness.
- The study design involved screening 500 participants in an observational phase, but the number randomized to the intervention phase is not stated, leaving unclear how many received the exercise program.
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- —
- Duration
- 3 months
- Population
- Geriatric population aged 60 and older with diagnosed diastasis recti abdominis (inter-recti distance ≥2 cm and/or linea alba instability)
- Primary outcome
- Change in inter-recti distance (IRD) and linea alba stability following exercise intervention
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- Medical University of Gdansk
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- Medical University of Gdansk ↗Clinical trial
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.
This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) in the geriatric population and assess the effectiveness of a targeted exercise program on inter-recti distance (IRD) and linea alba stability.
In the first observational phase, 500 participants aged 60 and older will undergo ultrasonographic (USG) measurement of the inter-recti distance (2 cm above and 2 cm below the umbilicus) and an assessment of linea alba stability during active movements (cervical flexion, leg raise, and trunk extension).
Participants diagnosed with DRA (IRD 2 cm and/or linea alba instability) will be invited to join the second, interventional phase. They will be randomly allocated to either an experimental exercise group or a control group.
The exercise group will perform a structured 8-to-10-week exercise program, while the control group receives no intervention.
Follow-up assessments (USG, stability testing, and questionnaires) will be conducted for both groups after the 8-10 week period to compare outcomes.
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