Trial for the Treatment of Pelvic and Back Pain in Pregnancy
NCT ID: NCT00830934
Last Updated: 2009-01-28
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
226 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-04-30
2010-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Stretching, weakness, and separation of abdominal muscles further impede neutral posture and place even more strain on paraspinal muscles. Joint laxity in the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments of the lumbar spine puts strain on the lumbar spine and there is widening and increased mobility of the sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis to facilitate the baby's passage through the birth canal.
A significant cause of back pain in pregnancy appears to result from pelvic girdle pain (PGP). Back pain in pregnancy is more common in women with pre-existing back pain, back pain in a previous pregnancy, advanced maternal age and multiparity. Despite the high incidence of back pain in pregnancy (75% of women attending antenatal clinics at Cork University Maternity Hospital) only a fraction of women (25% in the same audit) report back pain to their health care providers presumably due to their perception that there are minimal interventions for the safe treatment of back pain in pregnancy. Similar results have been shown in other studies.
A Cochrane review on interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy republished in October 2008 found no studies dealing specifically with prevention of back or pelvic pain in pregnancy. They included eight studies (1305 participants) that examined the effects of adding various pregnancy-specific exercises, physiotherapy, acupuncture and pillows compared with usual prenatal care. They concluded that all but one study had moderate to high potential for bias. Adding pregnancy specific exercises, physiotherapy or acupuncture to usual prenatal care appears to relieve back or pelvic pain more than usual prenatal care alone, although the effects appear small. Recent trials investigating the effect of acupuncture on PGP concluded that acupuncture and stabilising exercises constitute efficient complements to standard treatment for the management of PGP in pregnancy but acupuncture alone has no significant effect on pain or on the degree of sick leave compared with non penetrating sham acupuncture.
The pain of PGP is experienced between the posterior iliac crest and the gluteal fold, particularly in the vicinity of the sacroiliac joints. The endurance capacity for standing, walking and sitting is diminished. Diagnosis can only be reached after exclusion of lumbar causes and this diagnosis should be based on a medical history, a physical standardised examination with specific clinical tests that reproduce pain in the pelvic girdle.
The European guidelines state that available evidence is insufficient to recommend any particular treatment modality.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Individual care
The first treatment group (individual care group) will involve 3 sessions held weekly. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
Individual care
The first treatment group (individual care group) will involve 3 sessions held weekly. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
Group care
The second treatment group (group care group) will be assigned to weekly group exercise classes, focusing on core stability and strengthening exercises. Classes will last one hour and will be conducted for 4 weeks. In both treatment groups pain scores will be followed up for 1 week post last treatment.
group care
The second treatment group (group care group) will be assigned to weekly group exercise classes, focusing on core stability and strengthening exercises. Classes will last one hour and will be conducted for 4 weeks. In both treatment groups pain scores will be followed up for 1 week post last treatment.
Interventions
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Individual care
The first treatment group (individual care group) will involve 3 sessions held weekly. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
group care
The second treatment group (group care group) will be assigned to weekly group exercise classes, focusing on core stability and strengthening exercises. Classes will last one hour and will be conducted for 4 weeks. In both treatment groups pain scores will be followed up for 1 week post last treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Women referred to the physiotherapy department with symptoms of PGP will be assessed on presentation by a one of six departmental physiotherapists specializing in women's health.
* To make the diagnosis of PGP the following tests will be performed as per the European Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of Pelvic Girdle Pain and a pain history taken as detailed.
* Sacroiliac joint assessment
1. Posterior pelvic pain provocation test (P4)
2. Gaenslen´s test.
3. Compression of ASIS
4. Distraction SIJ pain provocation test
5. Assessment of Sulci depth in lumbar spine in neutral and extension
* Functional pelvic test 6.Active straight leg raise test (ASLR).
* Pain history (according to the criteria of Ostgaard)
7.It is recommended that a pain history be taken with specific attention paid to pain patterns and irritability of PGP.
8.There must be no nerve root syndrome. 9.The severity of pain must be related to motion.
* The diagnosis of PGP will be made if the patient has 2 or more of criteria 1-4 (Laslett's criteria) in combination with a negative McKenzie and negative neurological examination. Criteria 5-9 will be performed and assessed to try and improve diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as help exclude other pathologies that may cause pelvic and back pain.
Exclusion Criteria
2. If women volunteered a history of sexual abuse at any point of the study they would be excluded from the trial.
3. Women who do not speak English fluently.
4. Women with non viable pregnancies.
5. Women who have already received treatment for PGP outside of this trial.
6. Pregnant women who present who will not be booking at CUMH for their pregnancy or are not resident in the South West of Ireland
7. Women with a history of severe PGP in previous pregnancies. Severe PGP will be defined as occurring less than 20 weeks gestation in a previous pregnancy or requiring crutches in a previous pregnancy or women with a history of PGP in 2 or more previous pregnancies.
16 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University College Cork
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Cork University Maternity Hospital
Locations
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Cork University Maternity Hospital
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Kristiansson P, Svardsudd K, von Schoultz B. Back pain during pregnancy: a prospective study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Mar 15;21(6):702-9. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199603150-00008.
Ostgaard HC, Zetherstrom G, Roos-Hansson E. Back pain in relation to pregnancy: a 6-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997 Dec 15;22(24):2945-50. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199712150-00018.
Foti T, Davids JR, Bagley A. A biomechanical analysis of gait during pregnancy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000 May;82(5):625-32.
Gilleard W, Crosbie J, Smith R. Effect of pregnancy on trunk range of motion when sitting and standing. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2002 Nov;81(11):1011-20. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811104.x.
Marnach ML, Ramin KD, Ramsey PS, Song SW, Stensland JJ, An KN. Characterization of the relationship between joint laxity and maternal hormones in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Feb;101(2):331-5. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02447-x.
Pennick VE, Young G. Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub2.
Elden H, Fagevik-Olsen M, Ostgaard HC, Stener-Victorin E, Hagberg H. Acupuncture as an adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: randomised double-blinded controlled trial comparing acupuncture with non-penetrating sham acupuncture. BJOG. 2008 Dec;115(13):1655-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01904.x. Epub 2008 Oct 15.
Elden H, Ladfors L, Olsen MF, Ostgaard HC, Hagberg H. Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled trial. BMJ. 2005 Apr 2;330(7494):761. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38397.507014.E0. Epub 2005 Mar 18.
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Ostgaard HC, Zetherstrom G, Roos-Hansson E, Svanberg B. Reduction of back and posterior pelvic pain in pregnancy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Apr 15;19(8):894-900. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199404150-00005.
Laslett M, Young SB, Aprill CN, McDonald B. Diagnosing painful sacroiliac joints: A validity study of a McKenzie evaluation and sacroiliac provocation tests. Aust J Physiother. 2003;49(2):89-97. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60125-2.
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