Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Postnatal Pelvic Girdle Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 54
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Assessment of change of body mass index
研究概览
简要总结
this study was done to evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture on pelvic girdle pain postnatal females' patients.
详细描述
Postnatal pelvic girdle pain might be addressed as a gynecologic challenge in the 21 century in women of all ages and it frequently occur simultaneously. Various forms of postnatal pelvic girdle pain were aggravated by moderate daily activities. Laser acupuncture is a therapeutic modality focuses on selected acupoints in a safe maneuver
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Fifty-four women suffering from postnatal pelvic girdle pain, clinically diagnosed by a gynecologist.
- •Their ages were ranged from 20-45 years old.
- •Their body mass index (BMI) was ranged from 25-29.9 kg/m
- •They shouldn't have any musculoskeletal or neurological disorders.
排除标准
- •Current pregnancy.
- •Malignant condition
- •History of acute infection
- •Neurological problem
- •Mental problem to prevent evaluation and cooperation.
- •Having uncontrolled metabolic diseases like diabetes and thyroid disease.
- •Athletic females.
研究组 & 干预措施
laser acupuncture
included twenty-seven participants whom have postnatal pelvic girdle pain received laser acupuncture over specific acupoints, plus conventional pelvic floor exercises; 30minutes, 3 times/week for consecutive 12 sessions for four weeks
干预措施: conventional pelvic floor exercise (Other)
laser acupuncture
included twenty-seven participants whom have postnatal pelvic girdle pain received laser acupuncture over specific acupoints, plus conventional pelvic floor exercises; 30minutes, 3 times/week for consecutive 12 sessions for four weeks
干预措施: Laser acupuncture (Device)
conventional pelvic floor exercises
included twenty-seven participants whom have postnatal pelvic girdle pain received conventional pelvic floor exercises; 30minutes, 3 sessions per week consecutive 12 sessions for four weeks
干预措施: conventional pelvic floor exercise (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Assessment of change of body mass index
时间窗: At baseline and after 4 weeks
The study used a method to measure body weight and height of participants in both groups (A \& B) to calculate their body mass index, which was calculated by dividing weight in kg by height in m2 for one shot.
次要结局
- Assessment of change of physical activity restrictions(At baseline and after 4 weeks)
- Assessment of change of postnatal pelvic girdle pain(At baseline and after 4 weeks)
- Assessment of change of Salivary Cortisol values(At baseline and after 4 weeks)
研究者
Alaa Mohamed Gomaa Mostafa
principal investigator
Cairo University