Pelvic Stabilization Exercises & (PNF) on Pain, Disability & Functional Leg Length

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• Conditions: Anterior Innominate Iliosacral Dysfunction

• Registration Number: NCT06108960
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of pelvic stabilization exercises and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on pain, disability and functional leg length in patients with anterior innominate iliosacral dysfunction.

Detailed Description

Illiosacral Dysfunction is accompanied by an abnormal movement of the ilium in relation to the sacrum, most commonly classified as either anterior or posterior innominate dysfunction. One of the unrecognized causes of low back and pelvic pain, as well as source of pain to proximal lower extremity is sacroiliac joint (SIJ) which arises from L5, S1 and in particular if there was an associated groin pain. There is a strong consensus on the effects of stabilization exercises in patients with chronic LBP, also some evidence for its benefits in patients with SJD. The aim of the study is to compare the effects of pelvic stabilization exercises and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on pain, disability and functional leg length in patients with anterior innominate rotation dysfunction.

A total of 26 patients with Anterior innominate iliosacral dysfunction will be included in the study. Ethical approval will be taken from ethical committee of Riphah Internatinal University Lahore. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used to divide participants into group. Sample size is twenty-six. After taking informed consent and maintaining the confidentiality of individual participant, both groups will be treated with baseline treatment via the application of Hot pack. Group A will be treated with Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and Group B will be treated with Pelvic Stabilization Exercises for eight weeks. Outcome measuring tools for pain (Numeric Pain Rating Scale), Functional Disability (Modified Oswestry low back pain disability Questionnaire) and Functional Leg length (Tape Method) will be noted pre, 4th week and post treatment. Data will be Analyzed by SPSS version 29. Descriptive statistics will be used for demographics. The normality of the data will be assessed by Shapiro-Wilk test. If the data is normally distributed parametric test i.e., T-Test will be used for inter group difference while Paired Sample T-Test will be used for intra group pre and post treatment difference. If the data is not normally distributed a nonparametric test i.e., Mann-Whitney test will be used.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-08
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-30
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion: 2024-01-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient within ages of 25 and 45 years.
• Both male and female participants will be included.
• Episode of Lumbopelvic pain within the previous 6 weeks with pain radiating till the knee and associated groin pain.
• Pain and tenderness at SIJ
• The diagnostic criteria for SJD were five clinical tests Compression, Distraction, sacral thrust, thigh thrust and Gaenslen test (patient with a minimum of 3 positive results among the 5 provocation tests)
• Positive Special test for Anterior Innominate Dysfunction (Standing flexion test, Seated flexion test, Supine to sit test and Gillet test)
• NPRS = 3 to 6

Exclusion Criteria

• Any other medical/systemic illness relevant to lower back and lower extremity
• Previous major surgery for lower back and lower extremity
• SLR Less than 45°
• Pain radiating past the knee
• Pregnant and lactating females
• Had been diagnosed by physician with a diagnosis other than SIJD
• Receiving manual therapy for the sacroiliac joint in the past 3 month

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of Functional Leg length: (Tape Method):	8 week	Change from baseline the true leg length measurement or spinomalleolar distance (acceptable validity and reliability \[intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC3,3) range 0.98 - 0.99\] in measuring LLD) was used to assess the leg length of the subjects. A measuring tape will then use to measure from the apex of anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to the distal end of the medial malleolus in each leg and recorded in millimeter (mm). The following is the classification of the level of LLD: mild (\< 30 mm), moderate (30 - 60 mm) and severe (\> 60 mm).
Numeric Pain Rating Scale NPRS	8 week	Change from baseline the NPRS is a self-reporting or clinician-administered measuring tool that has extreme values ranging from "no pain" to "severe pain", on either horizontal or vertical line of scale. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11), which is an eleven-point scale in which the end points are the extremes of no pain at all (score of 0) and the worst pain the patient has ever experienced (score of 10).
Modified Oswestry low back pain disability Questionnaire	8 week	Change from baseline this questionnaire has been designed to give information as to how back pain has affected the ability to manage in everyday life. It consists of total of 10 questions which are scored as follow: This scale consists of 10 items in the form of activities of daily living with each item scoring from 0 to 5 where 0 is no difficulty in performing that activity and 5 inability to do that activity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sehat Medical Complex; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan