Investigation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Low Back Pain

N/ACompletedNCT05811572

Gulhan Yilmaz Gokmen72 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle strength on women with non-specific low back pain

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain, Mechanical Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness Non-specific Low Back Pain Disability Physical Pain

Interventions

measurement of pelvic floor muscle with perinometerDEVICE

Questions the person's perceptions about low back pain and related disability VAS questions the person's perceptions about low back pain severity

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * being a woman * 18-50 years old * BMI≤30 For The NSLBP Group: * diagnosed with non-specific low back pain by a specialist physician, * have low back pain for at least 3 months, * have no pain radiating to the leg, * have low back pain 3 or higher on the visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10 scale) Exclusion Criteria: * have a somatic or psychiatric disorder, * have signs and symptoms associated with other conditions such as nerve root compression (at least 2 of these symptoms: weakness, reflex changes or loss of sensation associated with the same spinal nerve), * have had previous spinal surgery or are scheduled for surgery, * Pregnant * have neurological and pelvic inflammatory diseases

Locations (1)

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pelvic floor muscle strength

It was done with a manual perinometer. A manometer measuring between 0 and 25 mbar was used. The manometer is connected to the vaginal probe by a plastic, hollow, 75 cm long tube. The diameter of the vaginal probe is 3.5 cm and the length is 15 cm. The vaginal probe is inserted intravaginally to a depth of 5-10 cm. With the person in the supine position, with the knees flexed at 45 degrees, the measurement is made with a perineometer 3 times. For each measurement, the vaginal probe is removed and reinserted intravaginally. Each measurement starts when the indicator part on the manometer is 0 mbar and the patient is asked to tighten the pelvic floor muscles maximally. The average of the three measurements gives the mean pelvic floor muscle strength value.

Time frame: 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

Roland morris disability questionnaire

First published in 1983 and reviewed in 2000, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire(RMDQ) is designed to assess self-rated physical disability caused by low back pain.There are different questionnaires available, which differ from each other in the number of statements: 24-, 18- and 11-item questionnaires. The score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 24 (max. disability) depending on the questionnaire used.

Time frame: 1 day

Visual analog scale

On a 10-centimeter ruler drawn from zero to ten, the individual is asked to mark the most severe pain they have experienced in the last 24 hours. Values of 1-2-3 describe mild pain, values of 4-5-6 describe moderate pain, and 7-8-9-10 describe severe pain.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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