RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05382845

Screening for Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Are There Associations Between the Outcomes of Pain Provocation Tests Early in Pregnancy and the Development of Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain?


Sponsor

Blekinge County Council Hospital

Enrollment

360 participants

Start Date

May 1, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

To perform clinical manual pain provocation tests of the pelvic joints in pain free pregnant women early in pregnancy, follow them until delivery, and compare those who develop PPGP with those who don't.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Pregnant women before gestational week 20 without any ongoing symptoms of pain from their pelvic joints.

Exclusion Criteria4

  • Fibromyalgia
  • sick-leave
  • working at home
  • treatment of the pelvic joints during the pregnancy

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Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTManual pain provocation tests

Validated and empirical pain provocation tests of the pelvic joints will be performed, both to exclude ongoing symptoms, and to diagnose one or several dysfunctions. The participants will be asked questions regarding previous symptoms, traumas, type of profession etc.


Locations(1)

The Region Hospital of Blekinge County

Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Sweden

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