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Telehealth: Diaphragmatic vs. Pelvic Exercise in Postpartum Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain

RecruitingNAAges 20 Years - 65 YearsFemaleYI-JU TSAI
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 20-65 years * Postpartum โ‰ฅ 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) * At least 2 positive findings of 6 pain provocation tests for pelvic pain * Score of Active Straight Leg Rise (ASLR) test \> 0 Exclusion Criteria: * 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 * having cancer * having cardiovascular disease * being diagnosed as having a psychiatric disease * active infection or infectious disease in the pelvis or abdomen * having experience with structured and supervised core or trunk exercise training programs.
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What it tests

  • Diaphragmatic breathing retraining
  • Pelvic stabilization exercise
  • pelvic anatomy education
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Where

1 site
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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