Effectiveness of Lumbopelvic Stabilization Exercises for Pregnancy-related Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Pregnancy-related Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of lumbopelvic stabilization exercises on women who have undergone Caesarian sections on: 1) disability using the Modified Oswestry Low Back Disability Index (OSW), 2) pain according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), 3) percent change of muscle thickness of the deep abdominals using ultrasound imaging, and 4) perceived improvement using the Global Rating of Change (GROC).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02606786

Run by

Texas Woman's University

People needed

0

Starts

2015-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Unilateral low back pain near the sacro-iliac joint (SIJ) (distal and/or lateral to L5-S1 in the buttocks) and/or symphysis pubis
• Pain onset during pregnancy or within 3 weeks of delivery
• Most recent delivery within 6-24 weeks
• At least 2/6 positive SIJ provocation tests (thigh thrust, sacral compression, sacral distraction, sacral thrust, Gaenslen's test)
• Positive active straight leg raise (ASLR) test.

You may not qualify if…

• Neurological signs
• Systemic disease
• Currently pregnant

Where it is running

• Texas Woman's University — Dallas, Texas, United States

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