Pelvic Tilt Following Puerperium

Completed

• Conditions: Pelvic Obliquity
• Interventions: Device: digital pelvic inclinometer

• Registration Number: NCT06019962
• Lead Sponsor: South Valley University

Brief Summary

The slight anterior pelvic tilt is a physiological posture in healthy males and females, however, excessive anterior pelvic tilt is associated with different lumbopelvic discomfort either during gestation or after childbirth.

Detailed Description

As pregnant women move from the 1st to the 3rd trimester, they exhibit a notable increase in the angle of pelvic tilting. This may explain the painful pelvic girdle syndrome during gestation which can last for several weeks postpartum.

When women finish their 6 weeks of puerperium, it may be suspected to return in the pelvic tilting angle to its measurements prior to gestation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-06-28
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-29
• Study Completion: 2022-02-15
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-25
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Women who underwent cesarean delivery
• Women who were classified as having normal or overweight score on body mass index
• Women in their 6-12 weeks postpartum

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who underwent vaginal delivery
• Women who were obese on the body mass index
• Women with postpartum duration of less than 6 weeks or more than 12 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	digital pelvic inclinometer	20 postpartum women who delivered by cesarean section
Group B	digital pelvic inclinometer	20 females who did not experience pregnancy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pelvic tilt angle	6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery	angle between the line passing from the posterior and anterior superior iliac spines, and the horizontal plane

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pelvic torsion	6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery	the calculated numerical degrees when the angle of pelvic tilt on the right side is substracted from its counterpart on the left side

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University; 🇪🇬 Qinā, Qena, Egypt