Pain in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Other: Global posture reeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01994343

DF0044UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pelvis pain is very common between adult women. Significant progress is made in clarifying the multifactorial model of chronic pain pathogenesis, but a more complete assessment is important in order to improve the therapeutic approach. The purpose of this study is stablish a clinical and symptomatological profile of women with chronic pelvic pain.

Full description

Chronic pelvic pain is defined as non-menstrual or noncyclic pelvic pain with duration of at least 6 months. This pain interfere with habitual activities and requires clinical or surgical treatment. It is a complex interaction between the gastrointestinal, urinary, gynecologic, musculoskeletal, neurologic and endocrine systems influenced by psychological factors. Its prevalence range between 3 and 8% among women aged 15-73 years, ranging from 14 to 24% among women of reproductive age. It is very important a multidimensional approach in order to stablish a more specific profile.

Enrollment: 38 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women.
• Clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain.
• More than eighteen years.
• Non-menstrual or noncyclic pelvic pain.
• Duration of pain of at least 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Duration of pain less than 6 months.
• Women who were pregnant in the last 12 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Adult women aged over 18 years old with pain during more than six months are included in the study. These patients will receive a global posture reeducation.

Treatment:

Other: Global posture reeducation

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Adult women aged over 18 years old without chronic pain. will receive no intervention.