The Effects of a Water Based Exercise Programme and a Land Based Exercise Programme on Women Experiencing Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Pregnancy Related Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of a Water Based Exercise Programme and a Land Based Exercise Programme on Women Experiencing Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain : a Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03261687
• Other study ID #: IRAS 198588
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 23, 2017
• Last updated: August 24, 2017
• Start date: May 27, 2016
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: University of Bradford
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to address whether a water exercise programme improves pain and quality of life in pregnant patients with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) compared to a land-based exercise programme and the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale research programme.

Description:

This study aimed to address whether a water exercise programme improves pain and quality of life in pregnant patients with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) compared to a land-based exercise programme and the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale research programme. Twenty-three participants with diagnosed PGP, recruited at St George's Hospital London, were randomised into two groups (water or land exercise). Each group received, four, once-weekly exercise sessions on land or water. Exercise effects on PGP were measured using a variety of outcome measures. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and post four weeks exercise.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants were over eighteen years old, over twelve weeks pregnant and able to speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants were excluded from the study if they had uncontrolled blood pressure, placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia, obstetric cholestatsis, uncontrolled asthma, unstable respiratory or cardiac conditions, had open skin wounds or MRSA

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pelvic Girdle Pain
• Pregnancy Related

Intervention

Other:
• water based exercise

• land based exercise

Behavioral:
• advice
general advice given to all subjects

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	St George's Hospital,	London

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Bradford	St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pelvic Girdle Pain Questionnaire (PGPQ)	A score change of 7 was set as a clinically significant difference	4 weeks (pre and post intervention)
Secondary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	score change of 1.5 was set as clinically significant	4 weeks (pre and post intervention)
Secondary	Patient Specific Functional Score (PSFS)	score change of 1 was set as clinically significant	4 weeks (pre and post intervention)
Secondary	Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR).	score change of 1 was set as clinically significant	4 weeks (pre and post intervention)