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Influence of the exercise on reduction of sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy

Influence of the exercise on reduction of sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12617000556347
Enrollment
500
Registered
2017-04-20
Start date
2017-05-03
Completion date
2018-04-25
Last updated
2020-01-06

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Sacroiliac dysfunction during pregnancy leads to a reduction in quality and limit the activities of daily living pregnant women with incidence from 14% to 76.6%. The occurrence and development of sacroiliac dysfunction during pregnancy affect biomechanical and hormonal factors. Symptoms of sacroiliac dysfunction vary from minimal discomfort to harder disability during activities of daily living. As during pregnancy due to hormonal changes disrupted ligaments function as a passive stabilizer of the pelvis is important to provide compensation by activation of muscles as active stabilizer. This is part of clinical management but without precise guidelines and standardised procedures. The tendency of this study is to investigate the role of exercise as a method of strengthening the muscles as active stabilizer sacroiliac joints during pregnancy in order to decrease the development of sacroiliac dysfunction. Key words: pregnancy, exercise, sacroiliac dysfunction

Interventions

The study group will be trained on exercises to stabilize the sacroiliac joints by researchers. Training subjects will include four exercises to stabilise the sacroiliac joints which respondents performed at individual one-on-one session in hospital within a time period of 20 minutes (5 minutes each) two times a week until the end of pregnancy under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Exercise 1. In four-legged position performed to exercise posterior pelvic tilt. The initial position would be

The study group will be trained on exercises to stabilize the sacroiliac joints by researchers. Training subjects will include four exercises to stabilise the sacroiliac joints which respondents performed at individual one-on-one session in hospital within a time period of 20 minutes (5 minutes each) two times a week until the end of pregnancy under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Exercise 1. In four-legged position performed to exercise posterior pelvic tilt. The initial position would be four-legged relying on his hands and knees and pelvis in the neutral position. From neutral position of the pelvis performed to move posterior pelvic tilt and then return the pelvis to the neutral position. Exercise 2. Stabilization of sacroiliac joints performed to the four-legged position. The initial position would be four-legged relying on his hands and knees, whereby the position of flexion of the knee and hip movement performed retroflexion thigh alternately with each upper leg. Exercise 3. Stabilization of sacroiliac joints performed to and in a sitting position. The initial position would be sitting without back with feet on the ground. From the position of flexion of the knee and hip will be delivered movement anteflexion thigh but a shift in the thigh posterior direction towards sacroiliac joint. Exercise should be performed alternately by the right, and then the left foot. Exercise 4. In the sitting position performed to exercise contraction of the gluteal muscles and posterior pelvic tilt. The starting position would have been sitting without back with feet on the ground. Then is performed the contraction of the gluteus and posterior pelvic tilt. Then would follow the return of the pelvis in the neutral position and relaxation gluteal muscles. Every three weeks would be applied clinically functional tests: Patrik-Faber's test, distraction test, 4P test, palpation of ramus os pubis and test palpation of the dorsal ligaments for detecting sacroiliac dysfunction in pregnancy, VAS scale for detecting the intensity of pain and Quebec scale for assessing the degree of disability.

Sponsors

Clinical hospital Sveti Duh
Lead SponsorHospital

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Primiparous / multiparous, singleton / multiple pregnancy, gestational age greater than 10 weeks and less than 34 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Surgical procedures in the area of the spine and pelvis, previous episodes of sacroiliac dysfunction before pregnancy, ankylosing spondylitis, and any other disease whose symptoms can cause symptoms of sacroiliac dysfunction

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026