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Investigation of pelvic girdle pain in postpartum women and clinical study of combined therapy of warming and electroacupuncture at Ashipoint

Investigation of pelvic girdle pain in postpartum women and clinical study of combined therapy of warming and electroacupuncture at Ashipoint

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400092542
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-11-19
Start date
2024-12-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-14

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

Conditions

Postpartum pelvic girdle pain

Interventions

Combination therapy of warming and electroacupuncture at Ashi point:Combination therapy of warming and electroacupuncture at Ashi point
Routine acupoint acupuncture group:Routine acupoint acupuncture
control group:refused the treatment of conventional acupoint acupuncture or the treatment of warming acupuncture and electroacupuncture at Ashipoint, and only received routine postpartum rehabilitati

Sponsors

Zhongshan Boai Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Persistent muscle and bone pain in the anterior and posterior pelvic rings within 2 weeks; 2. Women aged from 18 to 40 years old who had a smooth delivery without obvious complications; 3. There is no sign of lumbar nerve root injury, imaging examination is required to exclude the suspected cases; 4. No use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, and hormones within 3 days before the start of the trial; 5. The patient and her family members can understand and accept, and she can cooperate with acupuncture, and is willing to participate in this topic; informed consent will be obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Relevant medical history of lumbar and sacral tuberculosis, infection, obvious trauma, fracture, surgery or tumor, and osteoporosis, and hip disease; 2. Patients with rheumatic diseases; pelvic or lumbosacral soft tissue infection; abnormal coagulation function; with severe systemic disease; 3. Patients with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or opioid dependence; 4. Cognitive and mental disorders, unable to cooperate with the study examination and treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
numeric rating scale(NRS);Functional impairment of daily living was assessed;The morphological changes of ashi point;evaluation of clinical curative effect;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale;pressure pain threshold;Muscle and soft tissue tension detection;Imaging detection;

Countries

CHINA

Contacts

Public ContactZeting Xing

Zhongshan Boai Hospital, Guangdong Province.

xingzeting@163.com+86 189 8856 1695

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026