NCT05538325

Assessment of Lumbar Spine Active Range of Motion in Women Who Were Experienced Cesarean or Vaginal Birth

After the End of the Puerperium: Kinematic Assessment of Lumbar Spine Active Range of Motion in Women Who Experienced Cesarean or Vaginal Birth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: South Valley University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Pregnancy may impact the musculoskeletal apparatus of females through pregnancy-associated biomechanical, vascular, and hormonal changes. Pregnant females may complain of lumbopelvic pain, especially during their last trimester. This lumbopelvic pain can be the result of an enlarged uterus and unstable lumbopelvic joints.

Detailed description

Cesarean birth can affect the lumbopelvic biomechanics through its impact on the sacroiliac joints and the abdominal muscles. while vaginal birth can trigger lumbopelvic pain through its impact on the pelvic joints like the symphysis pubis and sacroiliacs. When puerperium is finished, most of these pregnancy-related changes assume its prepregnant conditions. Physiotherapists are responsible for providing PT care for women to improve their quality of life during the puerperium and even during the delayed postpartum interval.

Conditions

• Cesarean and Vaginal Birth Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Bubble Inclinometer and Digital Pelvic Inclinometer	They are valid and reliable devices to measure the range of motion of the lumbar spine

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-28
• Primary completion: 2022-01-29
• Completion: 2023-08-05
• First posted: 2022-09-13
• Last updated: 2025-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt