Pelvic pain. Pelvic and perineal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: without pelvic belt. Intervention 2: Intervention group 1: Routine pelvic belt. The belt used in this study was a non-stretchable material made of nylon webbing, which w
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Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Increase in pain intensity with changing position Decrease in pain intensity with resting
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of trauma or surgery in the lower back or pelvis History of sacroiliac pain before the first pregnancy Signs of radiculopathy Presence of visceral or vaginal pains
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effort in active single leg raising. Timepoint: This outcome is measured immediately after fastening the pelvic belt. Method of measurement: Participants are asked to rate their effort in performing active single leg raising on a six-point Likert scale: 0=not difficult, 1=minimally difficult, 2=somewhat difficult, 3=fairly difficult, 4=very difficult, and 5=unable to perform.;Hip proprioception. Timepoint: This outcome is measured immediately after fastening the pelvic belt. Method of measurement: Hip proprioception is evaluated by measurement of the active angle reproduction in hip abduction. The participant's eyes are closed during proprioceptive testing. Participate are positioned supine and instructed to abduct the thigh with an extended knee until it reached 20 degrees abduction at the hip and the assessor indicated "stop". They are asked to concentrate on this target angle for 5 seconds and memorize it. The lower limb passively returned to the starting position by the assessor. Participants attempted to reproduce the target angle with an active thigh abduction. Each test is repeated three times for each side, and angle error was calculated as a mean absolute error and used as the proprioceptive outcome measure.;Maximum isometric hip flexion. Timepoint: This outcome is measured immediately after fastening the pelvic belt. Method of measurement: The maximum isometric hip flexion is measured with an extended knee at the end of active single leg raising test (20 cm above the table). A non-elastic 5 cm width belt restricted the hip flexion once the ankle reached 20 cm height and the force that applied to the belt was recorded using a digital force gauge. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactEbrahim Sadeghi-Demneh
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed