Telehealth: Diaphragmatic vs. Pelvic Exercise in Postpartum Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Launched by YI-JU TSAI · Feb 26, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how two different types of exercises—diaphragmatic breathing and pelvic stabilization—can help women who are experiencing pelvic girdle pain after giving birth. The study will last for eight weeks and uses telehealth, which means participants will be able to join the sessions from home via video calls. Researchers want to see how these exercises affect pain levels, disability, and overall quality of life in postpartum women.

To join the study, women must be between 20 and 65 years old and have been postpartum for at least three months. They should have pain in the lower back area related to their pregnancy, and they need to meet certain criteria during pain tests. However, women who are currently pregnant, have specific health conditions, or have had certain surgeries will not be eligible to participate. Those who join can expect to engage in guided exercise sessions from the comfort of their own home, helping them find relief from their pelvic pain.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 20-65 years
• • Postpartum ≥ 3 months
• • Pain located in sacroiliac joints (i.e., pain located between the posterior iliac crest and gluteal fold)
• • Pregnancy-related cause of pelvic pain that pain occurs during pregnancy or after delivery (i.e., not traumatic or degenerative cause)
• • At least 2 positive findings of 6 pain provocation tests for pelvic pain
• • Score of Active Straight Leg Rise (ASLR) test \> 0
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • being pregnant or actively trying to get pregnant
• • having known causes of pelvic girdle pain, such as fractures and rheumatism
• • having undergone lumbar, pelvic, gynecologic or obstetric surgery
• • having current neurological symptoms and signs in lower extremities such as lumbar radiculopathy and myelopathy
• • having cancer
• • having cardiovascular disease
• • being diagnosed as having a psychiatric disease
• • active infection or infectious disease in the pelvis or abdomen
• • having experience with structured and supervised core or trunk exercise training programs.