An observational study in Lumbar Paravertebral Muscles, sponsored by South Valley University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 35 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-02.
Sponsored by South Valley University · Observational
Cesarean delivery (CD) is an obstetric surgery for fetal delivery that involves both an abdominal incision (laparotomy) and a uterine incision (hysterotomy). It is presently the most prevalent surgery in the United States, with over 1 million women giving birth by cesarean section each year.
The anaesthetic types of choice for cesarean delivery are neuraxial and general anaesthesia.
Neuraxial anesthesia is the gold standard anaesthesia for CD; it includes spinal and epidural anaesthesia. For spinal anaesthesia, local anesthetics are injected into the spinal canal, while for epidural anaesthesia, they are injected into the epidural space.
Despite the superiority of neuraxial anaesthesia for cesarean delivery, general anesthesia is still performed to some extent especially when neuraxial anaesthesia is failed or inconsistent.
General anesthesia involves a transient state of unconsciousness through the administration of inhaled anesthetic gases combined with intravenous drugs.
LBP patients showed changes in their neuromuscular activity, reduction in the lumbar muscle flexibility, and alteration of the biomechanical properties of the lumbar muscles.
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Sixty-three women participated in this study and were recruited from South Valley University Teaching Hospitals, in Qena governorate, Egypt.
Exclusion Criteria:
9 participants have exposed to midline epidural anaesthesia for cesarean delivery.
Device: Myoton PRO device (MyotonPRO; Myoton AS, Tallinn, Estonia)
22 participants have exposed to midline spinal anaesthesia for cesarean delivery.
Device: Myoton PRO device (MyotonPRO; Myoton AS, Tallinn, Estonia)
10 participants underwent general anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
Device: Myoton PRO device (MyotonPRO; Myoton AS, Tallinn, Estonia)
22 participants were in the control group (no previous pregnancy or anaesthesia).
Device: Myoton PRO device (MyotonPRO; Myoton AS, Tallinn, Estonia)
The MyotoPRO device is a portable objective device for measuring the contractile (tone), and biomechanical (stiffness) properties of lumbar paravertebral muscles (LPVMs).
Also known as: Myotonometry
Lumbar paravertebral muscle frequency (tone)
Tone is a contractile property of a muscle which describes the resting muscle's resistance to passive and active stretch forces
Time frame: Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after the use of anaesthesia for Cesarean section by the MyotonPRO device
Lumbar paravertebral muscle stiffness
Stiffness is a biomechanical property of a muscle and its connective tissue which refers to the tissue's resistance toward the deformation of external load
Time frame: Assessment will be done 6-12 weeks after the use of anaesthesia for Cesarean section by the MyotonPRO device
Plan to share: No
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