Myofascial Release With and Without Support Belt for Sacroiliac Joint Pain in Pregnant Females.

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Treatments: Other: Myofascial release; Other: pelvic Support belt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05857839

REC/RCR & AHS/23/0528

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be a randomized controlled trial that will include myofascial release interventions with and without a support belt. 34 Patients will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Assessment will be done by using Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Quebec scale for functional disability, and Pelvic girdle pain questionnaire (PGQ).

Full description

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a particularly common source of pain during pregnancy and is often an undiagnosed cause of low back pain. In this study, the effects of myofascial release with and without a support belt for sacroiliac joint pain and activity in pregnant females will be analyzed.

Group A of 17 patients will get a myofascial release technique for up to 600 seconds and total treatment sessions will be 12 in 4 weeks with a support belt a support belt should not be worn for longer than two to three hours at a time and it will be used 4 times a week. Group B of 17 patients will also get a myofascial release technique for up to 600 seconds and total treatment sessions will be 12 in 4 weeks but without a support belt. Data will be collected and analyzed at baseline and at 4 weeks follow-up.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 20-40 years.
• 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.
• The diagnosis of SIJ pain based on tenderness localized to the posterior inferior iliac spine bilaterally with provocative maneuvers of the SIJ in posterior pelvic pain provocation/thigh thrust test, compression test, Gaenslen's test and Patrick's Faber test eliciting considerable pain.
• Positive results from at least three of those provocative tests signified the presence of SIJ pain.

Exclusion criteria

• History of rheumatic disease.
• Lumbar spine disc herniation or back injury.
• Previous lumbar spine surgery.
• High risk pregnancy.
• Any bony or soft tissue systemic disease.
• Malignancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Myofascial release with support belt

Experimental group

Description:

Group A get myofascial release on sacroiliac joint area for up to 600 seconds and total treatment sessions will be 12 in 4 weeks with support belt and a support belt should not be worn for longer than two to three hours at a time and it will be used 4 times a week.

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release

Other: pelvic Support belt

Myofascial release without support belt:

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B get myofascial release technique to sacroiliac joint area for up to 600 seconds and total treatment sessions will be 12 in 4 weeks but without support belt. Data will be collected and analyzed at baseline and at 4 weeks follow up.

Treatment:

Other: Myofascial release