Pelvic Girdle Pain in a Pregnant Population in Western Norway.

A Study of Pelvic Girdle Pain in a Pregnant Population in Western Norway - Incidence, Cumulative Prevalence, Course and Intervention.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01098136

Enrollment

650

Registered

2010-04-02

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2012-08-31

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Conditions

Pelvic Girdle Pain

Keywords

Pelvic girdle pain, Chiropractic, Single-blinded, Outcome study

Brief summary

The objectives in this study are 1. to explore the incidence and cumulative prevalence of pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and its subgroups in a prospective longitudinal study during pregnancy, from 18 weeks until 6 weeks after delivery. 2. to examine the outcome of chiropractic management for a dominating one-sided PGP subgroup of pregnant women in a single-blinded controlled study, and to use efficacy measures that include pain, functional impairment, and sick-leave frequency. 3. to investigate possible predictors for treatment outcome in one-sided PGP in pregnant women.

Interventions

OTHERChiropractic

Manual treatment of musculoskeletal complaints

OTHERConventional medical intervention

Medical, physiotherapy

OTHERConventional and alternative intervention

Medical and alternative methods for treatment of pelvic pain syndromes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Lumbopelvic pain * Pelvic pain * Performed ultrasound examination at 18th pregnancy week * Expected normal pregnancy without complications * Good competency in Norwegian language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
P4/thigh thrust	Outcome is assessed at follow-up examination 6 weeks post-partum	As outcome measures we are using pain provocation tests (P4/thigh thrust, Patrick's Faber, Gaenslen's test, and modified Trendelenburg's test), pain palpation tests (long dorsal ligament test and palpation of the symphysis), and a functional test, the active straight leg raise (ASLR) test. All tests are published and described in European guidelines on pelvic girdle pain (PGP). Vleeming A, Albert HB, Ostgaard HC, Sturesson B, Stuge B. European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic girdle pain. Eur Spine J. 2008 Jun;17(6):794-819. Epub 2008 Feb 8.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Oswestry Disability Index	Outcome is assessed at follow-up examination 6 weeks post-partum	The Oswestry Disability Index is one of the principal condition-specific outcome measures the last 30 years for management of disabling effects from spinal disorders

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026