RecruitingNCT05733377

Non-invasive Imaging Technique for the Study of Lordosis in Pregnant Women and Its Relationship to Birth Outcome

Validation of a Non-invasive Image Technique for Studying Pregnant Women´s Lordosis. Relation Between Lordosis and Childbirth Outcome.

Sponsor

University of Alcala

Enrollment

122 participants

Start Date

Jul 15, 2022

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Diagnostic Imaging Biomechanics Pregnancy Outcome Back Disorder Biomedical Technology

Summary

The study consists of collecting measurement data of the rachis in pregnant women and the subsequent outcome of her delivery. This will make it possible to validate a non-invasive imaging technique through software that can be used to study this anatomical curve proposing a new measurement method for the angle of lordosis. Finally, with the research data, the investigators will try to find a correlation between these variables (angle of lordosis and delivery outcome.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 20 YearsMax Age: 40 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

pregnant women between 20 and 40 years old with a low-risk pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria1

Pregnant women under 20 years and over 40 years of age or with a significant lumbar pathology or with a very high-risk pregnancy or with IMC \>35

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Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTArrow Test

It consists of taking the widest measurement between the rope of a plumb bob on her upper and lower back.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTAngle measurement by imaging device

First, three anatomical landmarks are located, and a sticker is placed on each of them: the 12th thoracic vertebra at its intersection with the midline descending from the axilla, the greater trochanter, and the anterior superior iliac spine. After this, the woman will be asked to stand in a normal position facing forward with her hands crossed over her shoulders, and a picture will be taken and pixelated with anything that could identify her. The angle formed by the three stickers will be measured with this image and the software.