Investigation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women With Low Back Pain

Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen1 site in 1 country72 target enrollmentJune 3, 2022

ConditionsLow Back Pain, Mechanical Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness Non-specific Low Back Pain Disability Physical Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Sponsor: Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen
Enrollment: 72
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: pelvic floor muscle strength
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle strength on women with non-specific low back pain

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 3, 2022

End Date

March 3, 2023

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen

Assistant Professor

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•being a woman
•18-50 years old
•For The NSLBP Group:
•diagnosed with non-specific low back pain by a specialist physician,
•have low back pain for at least 3 months,
•have no pain radiating to the leg,
•have low back pain 3 or higher on the visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10 scale)

Exclusion Criteria

•have a somatic or psychiatric disorder,
•have signs and symptoms associated with other conditions such as nerve root compression (at least 2 of these symptoms: weakness, reflex changes or loss of sensation associated with the same spinal nerve),
•have had previous spinal surgery or are scheduled for surgery,
•have neurological and pelvic inflammatory diseases

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pelvic floor muscle strength

Time Frame: 1 day

It was done with a manual perinometer. A manometer measuring between 0 and 25 mbar was used. The manometer is connected to the vaginal probe by a plastic, hollow, 75 cm long tube. The diameter of the vaginal probe is 3.5 cm and the length is 15 cm. The vaginal probe is inserted intravaginally to a depth of 5-10 cm. With the person in the supine position, with the knees flexed at 45 degrees, the measurement is made with a perineometer 3 times. For each measurement, the vaginal probe is removed and reinserted intravaginally. Each measurement starts when the indicator part on the manometer is 0 mbar and the patient is asked to tighten the pelvic floor muscles maximally. The average of the three measurements gives the mean pelvic floor muscle strength value.