Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy.
NCT Number: NCT06536764
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Lumbopelvic Pain|Insomnia
Interventions: OTHER: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises|OTHER: Conventional Therapy(Hot pack,TENS,Patient Education)
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Sex: FEMALE
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 76
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: SINGLE (OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR)|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-08-01
Completion Date: 2025-01
Locations: Samra Yosaf Materniy Clinic, Mirpur, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, 10250, Pakistan

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.

Primary Outcome Measures: Numeric Pain Rating Scale, The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable")., Changes from Baseline to 6 weeks|Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), The PSQI has 19 self-rated questions and five questions rated by a roommate or bed partner. The self-rated questions are combined into seven component scores, each with a range of 0-3, with 3 indicating the greatest dysfunction. The component scores are then added together to produce a global score, with a range of 0-21 points, with 0 indicating no difficulty and 21 indicating severe difficulties in all areas. Higher scores indicate worse sleep quality., Changes from Baseline to 6 weeks.|Insomnia severity index, The questionnaire uses Likert -type scales to rate each element, with scores ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating more severe insomnia symptoms.Total score of 0-7 indicating no significant insomnia, 8-14 indicating sub threshold insomnia, 15-21 indicating clinical insomnia (moderate severity), and 22-28 indicating clinical insomnia (severe)., Changes from Baseline to 6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures: Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, This tool is used to assess the functional status of patients with low back pain, assessing ten daily functions and scoring them on a 0-5 scale, with the highest scoring statement indicating the true disability.0 - 4 indicationg No disability,5 - 14 Mild disability,15 - 24 Moderate disability ,25 - 34 Severe disability and 35 - 50 means Completely disabled., Changes from Baseline to 6 weeks|Short Form-36, The questionnaire consists of 36 items assigned to 8 subscales.These 8 scales are further clustered into the physical component summary (physical function, role physical, bodily pain, and general health) and the mental component summary (vitality, social function, role-emotional, and mental health).High scores on all subscales indicate deterioration in QOL., Changes from Baseline to 6 weeks