Prevalence of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain and associated factors in Western Sydney: a cross-sectional study.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000904370
• Lead Sponsor: Westmead Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 4 May 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 770

Inclusion Criteria

Being pregnant, over 18 years of age, between 14 and 38 weeks gestation attending Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, for ante-natal care, and sufficient command of the English language in order to be able to complete questionnaire data or have access to a health care interpreter to be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Any medical or obstetric complication(s) which affects pregnancy, such as any serious pathology of non-musculoskeletal origin, and gestation beyond 38 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain. Classification of PPGP will be made via self- report, location of pain, reported aggravating activities and a physical examination including the Poster Pelvic Pain Provocation test, Active Straight Leg Raise test, Modified trendelenberg test and palpation of long dorsal sacro-iliac ligament.[Cross sectional study. Participants will only be assessed at one time point, upon enrolment into the study.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy of a simplified assessment procedure (which consists of the Modified Trendeleneberg test only) in comparison to the standard assessment procedure (which consists of the full set of tests including self-reported location of pain, reported aggravating factors, and a physical examination comprising of the Active Straight Leg Raise test, the Posterior Pelvic Pain Provocation test, the Modified Trendelenberg test and palpation of long dorsal ligament).[Measured at one time point only, upon enrolment into the study]