Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia in Pregnant Women

Completed

• Conditions: Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia; Pregnant Woman; Pelvic Girdle Pain
• Interventions: Other: Evaluation of biomechanics and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia; Other: Evaluation of navıcular drop; Other: Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution

• Registration Number: NCT04620993
• Lead Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Brief Summary

Pelvic girdle pain is frequently experienced in pregnant women and the mechanism of pelvic girdle pain is not known exactly. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia on pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-09
• Study Start: 2021-01-02
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-01
• Study Completion: 2021-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy with pelvic girdle pain
• Pregnant women in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy without pelvic girdle pain
• First pregnancy
• 20-40 years old
• Healthy woman without pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Participant having any kind of connective tissue disease
• Presence of orthopedic or neurological problems in the lower extremities that may cause musculoskeletal disorder and biomechanical alignment deviations
• Presence of foot pain that started before pregnancy and lasts for more than 3 months
• Presence of lumbar-pelvic pain that started before pregnancy and lasts for more than 3 months
• Have had 2 or more births
• Presence of multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets etc)
• Presence of ankle-ankle fracture and operation history in the last 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 3: healthy women	Evaluation of navıcular drop	This group will consist of healthy women who have not been pregnant.
Group 3: healthy women	Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution	This group will consist of healthy women who have not been pregnant.
Group 2:pregnant women without pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of navıcular drop	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy but have not pelvic girdle pain.
Group 3: healthy women	Evaluation of biomechanics and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia	This group will consist of healthy women who have not been pregnant.
Group 1: pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of biomechanics and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and have pelvic girdle pain.
Group 1: pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of navıcular drop	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and have pelvic girdle pain.
Group 1: pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and have pelvic girdle pain.
Group 2:pregnant women without pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of biomechanics and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy but have not pelvic girdle pain.
Group 2:pregnant women without pelvic girdle pain	Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution	This group will consist of pregnant women who are in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy but have not pelvic girdle pain.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution	Baseline Measurements	Measuring of plantar pressure distrubution (with Tekscan, Boston, MA, USA) in free standing position
Evaluation of biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia	Baseline Measurements	Measuring of the biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of the plantar fascia (with MyotonPro, Myoton AS, Tallin, Estonia) in the side lying position.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of navicular drop	Baseline Measurements	Measuring of the amount of the navicular drop

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Saglık Bilimleri University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey