Balance, Pulmonary Function, and Low Back Pain in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women

Seyda TOPRAK CELENAY

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Other: Physical characteristic assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03467321

2017/176

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study were to investigate balance and pulmonary functions in pregnant and non-pregnant women and to determine their relationship with LBP.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregnant women (in the second and third trimester), non-pregnant women, aged between 18 and 40 years, volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Having a high-risk pregnancy, preeclampsia, multiple pregnancies, gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension, any physical disability, prior history of surgery related to spine or abdominal, spinal deformity, serious neurological, rheumatologic, cardiopulmonary or psychiatric diseases, malignancy, fracture history, or those having any exercise program or sportive activity in the last 3 months for pregnant women
• Having any physical disability, spinal or abdominal surgery, spinal deformity, serious neurological, rheumatologic, cardiopulmonary or psychiatric diseases, malignancy, or fracture history, or those having any exercise program or sportive activity in the last 3 months for non-pregnant women

Trial design

75 participants in 2 patient groups

Pregnant group

Description:

Balance with the one leg balance test with the eyes open and closed, pulmonary functions with a spirometer, and LBP with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were assessed.

Treatment:

Other: Physical characteristic assessment

Non-pregnant group

Description:

Balance with the one leg balance test with the eyes open and closed, pulmonary functions with a spirometer, and LBP with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were assessed.

Treatment:

Other: Physical characteristic assessment