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

Conditions

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Brief summary

The primary aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of PPGP in women attending Westmead Hospital for ante-natal care. The secondary aim is to identify factors associated with PPGP. The third aim is to determine the accuracy of a simplified assessment procedure for classification of PPGP compared to standard assessment procedure.

Dragana Ceprnja, Lucy Chipchase, Amitabh Gupta

BMJ Open2017-11-0117 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018334

Interventions

Point prevalence of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain. We will be assessing the presentation to determine if they can be classified as having PPGP based on self - reported location of pain, reported aggravating factors, and a physical examination. Physical examination will consist of four tests being the Active Straight Leg Raise test, the Poster Pelvic Pain Provocation test, modified Trendelenberg and palpation of long dorsal ligament. Participants will be assesses at one timepoint only, at

Point prevalence of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain. We will be assessing the presentation to determine if they can be classified as having PPGP based on self - reported location of pain, reported aggravating factors, and a physical examination. Physical examination will consist of four tests being the Active Straight Leg Raise test, the Poster Pelvic Pain Provocation test, modified Trendelenberg and palpation of long dorsal ligament. Participants will be assesses at one timepoint only, at enrolment of study. The duration of assessment, including completion of all questionnaires is expected to be 45 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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.

Outcome results