Persistent Low Back and Pelvic Pain 3-6 Months Post Partum

Helse Stavanger HF13 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to identify how many females have persistent low back pain and/or pelvic pain 3-6 months post partum. The females that have persistent pelvic pain can continue in the study and be examined by a chiropractor. They will then divide the females into Hanne Alberts 5 subgroups of pelvic pain. The females that have one-sided pelvic pain will be invited to participate in a randomised controlled study where chiropractic intervention is compared to exercises.

The study is a follow up study to "Prevalence of low back pain and pelvic pain in the pregnant population in Stavanger".

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pelvic Girdle Pain Post Partum Low Back Pain Post Partum

Interventions

exercise adviseOTHER

Exercises

chiropractic treatment and exercisesOTHER

Manipulation, mobilisation, soft tissue work, ergonomic and exercise advise. Maximum 12 treatments

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Low back and\\or pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy * Fluent understanding of spoken and written Norwegian Exclusion Criteria: * hospitalisation due to pain or complications post partum

Locations (1)

Stavanger university hospital

Stavanger, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oswestry Disability Index

Time frame: 20 weeks after the initial assessment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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