The Effects of a Water Based Exercise Programme and a Land Based Exercise Programme on Women Experiencing Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain

University of Bradford

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Related; Pelvic Girdle Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: advice; Other: land based exercise; Other: water based exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03261687

IRAS 198588

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to address whether a water exercise programme improves pain and quality of life in pregnant patients with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) compared to a land-based exercise programme and the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale research programme.

Full description

This study aimed to address whether a water exercise programme improves pain and quality of life in pregnant patients with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) compared to a land-based exercise programme and the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale research programme. Twenty-three participants with diagnosed PGP, recruited at St George's Hospital London, were randomised into two groups (water or land exercise). Each group received, four, once-weekly exercise sessions on land or water. Exercise effects on PGP were measured using a variety of outcome measures. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and post four weeks exercise.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants were over eighteen years old, over twelve weeks pregnant and able to speak English.

Exclusion criteria

Participants were excluded from the study if they had uncontrolled blood pressure, placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia, obstetric cholestatsis, uncontrolled asthma, unstable respiratory or cardiac conditions, had open skin wounds or MRSA

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Water Exercise + advice

Experimental group

Description:

Each group undertook four, once weekly exercise sessions (including a warm up, cool down, relaxation, pelvic control and stability exercise). Both programmes focused on similar exercise and muscle groups, but due to the aquatic medium programmes were unable to be exactly matched.

Treatment:

Behavioral: advice

Other: water based exercise

Land Exercise + advice

Experimental group

Description:

Each group undertook four, once weekly exercise sessions (including a warm up, cool down, relaxation, pelvic control and stability exercise). Both programmes focused on similar exercise and muscle groups, but due to the aquatic medium programmes were unable to be exactly matched.

Treatment:

Other: land based exercise

Behavioral: advice