The effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises on pelvic girdle pain and quality of life
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pelvic girdle pain.Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy
- Registration Number
- IRCT20130731014229N13
- Lead Sponsor
- Arak University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Pregnant women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy
Confirmation of pelvic girdle pain with clinical test
Moderate to severe pelvic girdle pain
Age between 20 to 35 years
Pain in one or more pelvic joints
Exclusion Criteria
Previous history of significant lumbar or pelvic injury
Use of steroids or analgesics
Acute and chronic underlying disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pelvic girdle pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pelvic Belt Pain Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Short form of quality of life questionnaire (sf-36).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method