Ciropractic Care and Pregnant Women

N/ACompletedNCT04919278

Barcelona College of Chiropractic42 enrolled

Overview

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Chiropractic care on pain, quality of life and sleep in pregnant women compared to a control group. The study is designed as non-randomized controlled trial. Forty-two pregnant women at least on the 14th week of gestation will be included. Control group will include women receiving regular care, but no chiropractic care. Care will extend for 4 weeks. Outcomes measures include sleep quality, pain and quality of life questionnaires.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain, Back Pregnancy Related Sleep Quality of Life

Interventions

Chiropractic adjustmentsPROCEDURE

Chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. The goal of this procedure, also known as spinal manipulation, is to improve spinal motion and improve your body's physical function.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women over the age of 18 * of at least 14 weeks gestation, * with a good understanding of English, Spanish or French. Exclusion Criteria: * women over the age of 45, * pregnancies of more than 35 weeks gestation * high-risk pregnancies (tobacco, alcohol or substance use, diagnosed medical conditions or high blood pressure).

Locations (1)

Barcelona College of Chiropractic

Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SF-36 questionnaire Quality of Life

The Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) is one of the most frequently used and evaluated health-related quality of life measures for pregnancy. It is composed of 36 questions (items) that evaluate both positive and negative states of health. The questionnaire assesses eight dimensions: physical functioning, role limitation from physical health problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, and role limitation from emotional health problems

Time frame: 4 weeks

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-rated questionnaire, which evaluates sleep quality and disturbances over a period of one month. It is composed of nineteen individual items creating seven subcategories: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, daytime dysfunction and the total PSQI score.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Numeric pain rating scale

The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is among the most commonly used measures of pain intensity in clinical and research settings. The NRS is an 11-point scale, from 0 to 10 with 0 indicating "no pain" and 10 representing the "worst imaginable pain". Participants select the number that best represents their pain intensity.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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