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NCT04226716
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The Role of Proprioceptive Deficits, Psychosocial Factors and Inflammation in Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Sponsor: Hasselt University

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Summary

A large proportion of pregnant women develop pregnancy-related low back and/or pelvic girdle pain (PPGP), which often does not recover spontaneously postpartum. As a result, 10% of women with PPGP are thus crucial. However, the underlying mechanisms of PPGP are still poorly understood. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether lumbar proprioceptive deficits, a disturbed body perception at the lumbar spine, psychosocial factors (incl. pain-related fear of movement, depression, anxiety and stress) and increased serum concentrations of specific inflammatory mediators are associated with (1) a reduced postural control and (2) the development and/or persistence of PPGP in multiparous women during the first and third trimester of pregnancy, and six weeks and six months postpartum.

Official title: The Role of Lumbar Proprioceptive Deficits, Psychosocial Factors and Inflammation in Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain: a Follow-up Study in Multiparous Pregnant Women

Key Details

Gender

FEMALE

Age Range

18 Years - 40 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

192

Start Date

2020-06-01

Completion Date

2028-09-30

Last Updated

2026-03-03

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Assessment of postural control, body perception, psychosocial factors and inflammation

Behavioral assessment of postural control, lumbar proprioceptive use during postural control, back-specific body perception, psychosocial factors (incl. perceived harmfulness of daily activities, pain-related fear of movement, fear-avoidance beliefs, (pregnancy-related) depression, anxiety and stress, optimism/pessimism, pain coping and coping with stressful life events) and inflammatory mediators

Locations (1)

Hasselt University

Hasselt, Belgium