WithdrawnNot Applicable

Effectiveness of Lumbopelvic Stabilization Exercises for Pregnancy-related Low Back Pain

Stopped: Difficulty with participant recruitment and retainment

United States0Started 2015-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of lumbopelvic stabilization exercises on women who have undergone Caesarian sections on: 1) disability using the Modified Oswestry Low Back Disability Index (OSW), 2) pain according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), 3) percent change of muscle thickness of the deep abdominals using ultrasound imaging, and 4) perceived improvement using the Global Rating of Change (GROC).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral low back pain near the sacro-iliac joint (SIJ) (distal and/or lateral to L5-S1 in the buttocks) and/or symphysis pubis * Pain onset during pregnancy or within 3 weeks of delivery * Most recent delivery within 6-24 weeks * At least 2/6 positive SIJ provocation tests (thigh thrust, sacral compression, sacral distraction, sacral thrust, Gaenslen's test) * Positive active straight leg raise (ASLR) test. Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological signs * Systemic disease * Currently pregnant

What they're measuring

Change in Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire

Timeframe: 4 weeks, 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02606786

SponsorTexas Woman's University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-12

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