Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain - postpartum prevalence and association with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and diastasis recti.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12618000764235

Enrollment

411

Registered

2018-05-07

Start date

2017-12-01

Completion date

2020-03-01

Last updated

2021-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Persistent postpartum pelvic girdle pain (PGP) can have major influence on young mother's life even years postpartum and a significant socio-economical consequences. The prevalence of persistent postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain has never been studied in Poland before. There are suggestions that PGP may be related to pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti. The exact association is still not known. The primary aim of the study will be to assess the prevalence functional disturbances of postpartum pelvic girdle pain among women in early postpartum period and in 24 weeks follow-up. The second aim of the study will be to assess the relationship between postpartum PGP, pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti. For PGP assessment the battery of functional tests and the Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire will be used. To investigate the relationship between PGP, pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti the subjects will additionally undergo manual pelvic floor assesment, perineometry and manual assessment of linea alba.

Interventions

ARM 1: Assesment of early postpartum prevalence of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP) among obstetrics department patients (12h-5 days postpartum) ARM 2: Assesment of a long term postpartum prevalence of PGP (24 weeks follow-up) ARM 3: Assesment of the PGP association with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and diastasis recti among patiens 6-24 weeks postpartum with diagnosed PGP Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a common condition during or after pregnancy with pain and disability as most important symptoms. If persistent postpartum can have a significant influence for a young mother's life still 2 years after labour. . PGP associations with pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti were suggested. The study will focus on the observation of PGP prevalence till 24 weeks postpartum and its association with the pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti. The subjects will undergo the manual pelvic floor assessment, perineometry and manual assessment of linea alba.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- minimum 12h postpartum - agreement for study participation

Exclusion criteria

- diseases and chronic conditions that could elicit similar to Pelvic Girdle Pain symptoms e.g. Scheuremann disease, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, diastasis pubic symphysis - no agreement to participate in the study - age less than 18 or more than 40

Outcome results