Pelvic Tilt Following Puerperium

Pelvic Obliquity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Measurement of Pelvic Tilt 6 Weeks Post-Cesarean Delivery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06019962
• Other study ID #: Pelvic Tilting
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 28, 2021
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: South Valley University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The slight anterior pelvic tilt is a physiological posture in healthy males and females, however, excessive anterior pelvic tilt is associated with different lumbopelvic discomfort either during gestation or after childbirth.

Description:

As pregnant women move from the 1st to the 3rd trimester, they exhibit a notable increase in the angle of pelvic tilting. This may explain the painful pelvic girdle syndrome during gestation which can last for several weeks postpartum.

When women finish their 6 weeks of puerperium, it may be suspected to return in the pelvic tilting angle to its measurements prior to gestation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: February 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 29, 2022
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 34 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women who underwent cesarean delivery

• Women who were classified as having normal or overweight score on body mass index

• Women in their 6-12 weeks postpartum

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who underwent vaginal delivery

• Women who were obese on the body mass index

• Women with postpartum duration of less than 6 weeks or more than 12 weeks

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pelvic Obliquity

Intervention

Device:
• digital pelvic inclinometer
It is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring pelvic tilt angle

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University	Qina	Qena

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
South Valley University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (3)

Chauhan G, Tadi P. Physiology, Postpartum Changes. 2022 Nov 14. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555904/ — View Citation

Franklin ME, Conner-Kerr T. An analysis of posture and back pain in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998 Sep;28(3):133-8. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1998.28.3.133. — View Citation

Liddle SD, Pennick V. Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 30;2015(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pelvic tilt angle	angle between the line passing from the posterior and anterior superior iliac spines, and the horizontal plane	6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery
Secondary	pelvic torsion	the calculated numerical degrees when the angle of pelvic tilt on the right side is substracted from its counterpart on the left side	6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery