Persistent Low Back and Pelvic Pain 3-6 Months Post Partum

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pelvic Girdle Pain Post Partum; Low Back Pain Post Partum
• Interventions: Other: chiropractic treatment and exercises; Other: exercise advise

• Registration Number: NCT00974103
• Lead Sponsor: Helse Stavanger HF

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify how many females have persistent low back pain and/or pelvic pain 3-6 months post partum. The females that have persistent pelvic pain can continue in the study and be examined by a chiropractor. They will then divide the females into Hanne Alberts 5 subgroups of pelvic pain. The females that have one-sided pelvic pain will be invited to participate in a randomised controlled study where chiropractic intervention is compared to exercises.

Detailed Description

The study is a follow up study to "Prevalence of low back pain and pelvic pain in the pregnant population in Stavanger".

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• Low back and\or pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy
• Fluent understanding of spoken and written Norwegian

Exclusion Criteria

• hospitalisation due to pain or complications post partum

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chiropractic treatment, exercise	chiropractic treatment and exercises	Chiropractic treatment and exercise
Exercises	exercise advise	Exercise advise

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry Disability Index	20 weeks after the initial assessment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stavanger university hospital; 🇳🇴 Stavanger, Norway