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NCT Number: NCT07440849

Effects of Core Stability and Pelvic Clock Exercises in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

The study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in DHQ and Sadiq Hospital in Sargodha District. This study will be completed in time duration of 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique will be used and 50 participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups. Group A(Experimental) will receive core stability and pelvic clock exercises with baseline treatment while Group B(Control) will receive only core stability exercises after baseline treatment. The tools that will be used are Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Oswestry Disability index (ODI) and WHOQOL-BREF. Treatment have duration of 8 weeks with 3 sessions per week and an hour per session is requires. After data collection, data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.

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Key information

Conditions

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Age range

25 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Al-Khidmat Hospital

Sargodha, Punjab Province, 6400, Pakistan

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

adeela arif, t-DPT

CONTACT

[email protected]

03320845723

ayesha arshad, MSPT(WH)

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Vaginal delivery
  • Primiparous women
  • Pain intensity greater than 6 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
  • Positive responses to at least three physical provocation tests suggestive of sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants were excluded from the study if they had any of the following conditions:
  • Previous history of trauma
  • Musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., coccydynia, impingement syndrome)
  • Postpartum depression
  • Disc bulge or degeneration

Treatment and study plan

Core Stability Exercises

Other

Core stability exercises were performed in modified or low-impact forms suitable for the postpartum phase to ensure safety for participants with sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Each exercise session included two sets of core stability exercises with ten repetitions per set, performed two to three times per week for a total duration of eight weeks.

pelvic clock exercises

Other

Pelvic clock exercises were performed in a hook-lying position to promote spinal alignment and minimize lumbar lordosis. These exercises were designed to improve pelvic awareness, control, and mobility.Pelvic clock exercises were performed for two to three minutes, three times per week, for a duration of eight weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Numeric Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: 8th week

    The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a segmented numeric version of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), which asked respondents to choose a number ranging from 0-10 that represented their current pain intensity. The scale used a horizontal line with anchors describing the highest and lowest levels of pain intensity.

  2. Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: 8th week

    Another common tool utilized to examine the degree to which the participant was affected due to back pain is the Oswestry Disability Index.The ODI had 10 items, each exploring a particular dimension within the patient's life. Scoring was from 0 to 5. Higher scores reflected increasing levels of disability. Self-administering the inventory took approximately five minutes to answer the items.

  3. WHOQOL-BREF

    Time frame: 8th week

    The WHOQOL-BREF is a standardized scale developed by WHO to determine the perception of quality of life of an individual. It is a brief version of another scale known as WHOQOL-100 and has 26 questions related to four domains: Physical Health, Psychological Well-being, Social Relations, and Environment.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

imran amjad

CONTACT

[email protected]

03324390125

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Combine Effects of Core Stability and Pelvic Clock Exercises on Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Postpartum Females With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 10, 2026

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