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Managing Pelvic Pain After Childbirth in First-Time Mothers Through Pain Awareness and Physiotherapy

Effectiveness of Pain education with Multimodal Physiotherapy on Pain and Quality of Life, in Primiparous Women with Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/104084
Enrollment
96
Registered
2026-02-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O268- Other specified pregnancy relatedconditions

Interventions

Intervention1: Pain Education + Multimodal Physiotherapy Group: Participants will receive structured Pain Education combined with Multimodal Physiotherapy for 8 weeks. Pain Education will be delivered

Sponsors

Dr Suma P Patil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i Primiparous women with aged from 20-35 years ii Postpartum women diagnosed with Pelvic Girdle Pain as per APTA clinical guidelines characterized by pain in the posterior pelvis (sacroiliac joint region) and/or anterior pubic symphysis with a pain intensity of greater then or equal to 4 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain must be aggravated by movement and confirmed by at least two positive pelvic girdle provocation tests as outlined in the Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (2022) iii Willing to provide informed consent and participate in the Study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i Women with a history of Pelvic trauma Spinal Surgery or any Musculoskeletal or Neurological disorders affecting the pelvis or lower limbs as well as those with serious medical conditions such as Cancer Inflammatory Arthritis or Recent fractures ii High-risk obstetric conditions that could pose health risks or require different postpartum recovery protocols.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue scale (VAS 100mm)-VAS SF-36 Quality of life questionnaire Timepoint: 0 6 8 (3 times)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Oswestry disability index (ODI 2.0)- Pain Catastrophizing scale Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) Timepoint: 0 6 8 (3 times)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suma P Patil

KAHER (Deemed to be University) Belagavi

drprashantm@kledeemeduniversity.edu.in9448231520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026