Telehealth: Diaphragmatic vs. Pelvic Exercise in Postpartum Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age20-65
SponsorYI-JU TSAI
About this trial
The goal of this interventional study is to compare investigate the short-term and long-term effects of 8-week real-time telehealth-based diaphragmatic breathing exercise and pelvic stabilization exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life in postpartum women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 20-65 years
Postpartum ≥ 3 months
Pain located in sacroiliac joints (i.e., pain located between the posterior iliac crest and gluteal fold)
Pregnancy-related cause of pelvic pain that pain occurs during pregnancy or after delivery (i.e., not traumatic or degenerative cause)
Disqualifiers
being pregnant or actively trying to get pregnant
having known causes of pelvic girdle pain, such as fractures and rheumatism
having undergone lumbar, pelvic, gynecologic or obstetric surgery
having current neurological symptoms and signs in lower extremities such as lumbar radiculopathy and myelopathy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Diaphragmatic breathing retraining
- Pelvic stabilization exercise
- pelvic anatomy education
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
1National Cheng Kung University701, TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
Sponsors and collaborators
YI-JU TSAI
Lead sponsor
National Cheng Kung University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov