Effects of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Aerobic Exercises on Pain and Disability in Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pelvic Pain; Chronic Pain

Treatments: Other: Muscle Energy Technique; Other: Aerobic Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05429957

REC/RCR & AHS/22/0516

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of study is to find out the effects of muscle energy technique versus aerobic exercises on pain and disability in patients with chronic pelvic pain.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women with chronic pelvic pain of >6 months' duration and the cause of their pain is unknown
• CPP was located within the true pelvis (between and below the anterior iliac crests)
• Average score of at least 4 out of 10 (0-10) on a numeric rating scale
• moderate to severe pain on pelvic pain impact questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

• History of cancer
• Pregnancy at the time of inclusion
• Known pelvic pathology (eg, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, fibroid >3cm)
• Intraabdominal and pelvic surgery within the last six months
• chronic or recurrent gastro-intestinal disease including irritable bowel syndrome
• Received any physiotherapy treatment within the previous month

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Muscle Energy Technique

Experimental group

Description:

Muscle Energy Technique of Iliopsoas, Piriformis, Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae muscle

Treatment:

Other: Muscle Energy Technique

Aerobic Exercises

Experimental group

Description:

aerobic exercises (walking on the treadmill)

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic Exercises