NCT06536764

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy.

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Lumbopelvic Pain and Insomnia During Pregnancy.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Lumbopelvic pain (LPP) during pregnancy is defined as pregnancy-related low back, or pelvic girdle pain. Pregnancy is a significant time for sleep disruptions as well.PMR involves systematically tensing and relaxing different muscle groups in the body, starting from the feet or hands and progressing through the body. This study aims to evaluate the impact of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercises on the alleviation of low back pain and sleeplessness in pregnant women in their pregnancy.

Detailed description

Literature suggests that Pregnancy involves hormonal and biomechanics adjustments, leading to changes in body systems for a secure fetus development. Painful symptoms and sleep disorders are common complaints, often present in the same individual.The exact cause of low back pain during pregnancy is not fully understood, but it is often linked to biomechanical, vascular, and hormonal changes.In the third trimester, 98% of women experience sleep difficulties, primarily caused by backache, urinary frequency, fetal movements, GERD, and leg discomfort. The PMR technique involves deep breathing and progressive relaxation (tense-release) of major muscle groups. The technique promotes systematic relaxation of the major muscle groups of the body with the goal of physical and mental relaxation, reducing the response to stress, reducing skeletal muscle contractions, and decreasing pain sensations.

Conditions

• Lumbopelvic Pain
• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises	Progressive muscle Relaxation exercises will be performed by this group.Advise women to sit in chair. The therapist's voice will then instruct them to contract and release different muscle groups. They will practice tensing a muscle group until they feel the slight contraction and then release it, simultaneously contracting and relaxing all other muscle groups.Practice will progress in the same manner, starting with the muscles in the feet, then the calf, thigh, gluteal muscles, abdomen, chest, hands, forearms, arms, shoulders, neck, face, and finally the forehead muscles .
OTHER	Conventional Therapy(Hot pack,TENS,Patient Education)	Conventional therapy including hot pack and TENS will be applied for 10 minutes each. Meanwhile, patients will be given education to ease back pain and improve sleep.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2024-08-05
• Last updated: 2025-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan