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Trial for the Treatment of Pelvic and Back Pain in Pregnancy

NCT00830934 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 226

Last updated 2009-01-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators aim to conduct a prospective open label randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis that following initial assessment by a physiotherapist, group care exercise class is as effective in reducing pain as individual physiotherapy care.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Girdle Pain
  • Symphysio Pubic Dysfunction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Individual care

The first treatment group (individual care group) will involve 3 sessions held weekly. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.

PROCEDURE

group care

The second treatment group (group care group) will be assigned to weekly group exercise classes, focusing on core stability and strengthening exercises. Classes will last one hour and will be conducted for 4 weeks. In both treatment groups pain scores will be followed up for 1 week post last treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College Cork

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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