The Effects of a Water Based Exercise Programme and a Land Based Exercise Programme on Women Experiencing Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

NCT03261687 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRAS 198588
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to address whether a water exercise programme improves pain and quality of life in pregnant patients with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) compared to a land-based exercise programme and the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale research programme.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related; Pelvic Girdle Pain

Keywords

pregnancy; pelvic girdle pain; hydrotherapy; quality of life; physical therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pelvic Girdle Pain Questionnaire (PGPQ)

  A score change of 7 was set as a clinically significant difference

  4 weeks (pre and post intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  4 weeks (pre and post intervention)

• Patient Specific Functional Score (PSFS)

  4 weeks (pre and post intervention)

• Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR).

  4 weeks (pre and post intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Water Exercise + advice

EXPERIMENTAL

Each group undertook four, once weekly exercise sessions (including a warm up, cool down, relaxation, pelvic control and stability exercise). Both programmes focused on similar exercise and muscle groups, but due to the aquatic medium programmes were unable to be exactly matched.

Other: water based exercise; Behavioral: advice

Land Exercise + advice

EXPERIMENTAL

Each group undertook four, once weekly exercise sessions (including a warm up, cool down, relaxation, pelvic control and stability exercise). Both programmes focused on similar exercise and muscle groups, but due to the aquatic medium programmes were unable to be exactly matched.

Other: land based exercise; Behavioral: advice

Interventions

water based exercise OTHER

Water Exercise + advice

land based exercise OTHER

Land Exercise + advice

advice BEHAVIORAL

general advice given to all subjects

Land Exercise + advice; Water Exercise + advice

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants were over eighteen years old, over twelve weeks pregnant and able to speak English.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants were excluded from the study if they had uncontrolled blood pressure, placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia, obstetric cholestatsis, uncontrolled asthma, unstable respiratory or cardiac conditions, had open skin wounds or MRSA

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bradford: lead
• St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

St George's Hospital,

London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pelvic Girdle Pain

Interventions

Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pelvic Pain

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: a randomised controlled feasibility study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 23, 2017
• First Posted: August 25, 2017
• Study Start: May 27, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2016
• Study Completion: January 31, 2017
• Last Updated: August 25, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)