Pelvic Tilt Following Puerperium

• Sponsor: South Valley University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT06019962
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 40
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 7.6
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 5.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Pelvic Obliquity	Device: digital pelvic inclinometer

Detailed 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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 40 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Retrospective
• Official Title: Measurement of Pelvic Tilt 6 Weeks Post-Cesarean Delivery
• Actual Study Start Date: Jun 28, 2021
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jan 29, 2022
• Actual Study Completion Date: Feb 15, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Group A 20 postpartum women who delivered by cesarean section	Device: digital pelvic inclinometer; It is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring pelvic tilt angle
Group B 20 females who did not experience pregnancy	Device: digital pelvic inclinometer; It is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring pelvic tilt angle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. pelvic tilt angle [6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery]

   angle between the line passing from the posterior and anterior superior iliac spines, and the horizontal plane

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. pelvic torsion [6-12 weeks after Cesarean delivery]

   the calculated numerical degrees when the angle of pelvic tilt on the right side is substracted from its counterpart on the left side

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 34 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Female

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Faculty of physical therapy, South Valley University	Qinā	Qena	Egypt	83523

Sponsors and Collaborators

• South Valley University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• 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/
• 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.

• Responsible Party: Mohamed Gamal Abouelyazeed Ali, Lecturer of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, South Valley University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06019962
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pelvic Tilting
• First Posted: Aug 31, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Sep 5, 2023
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2023

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 5, 2023