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Study identifier: NCT04226716 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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The Role of Proprioceptive Deficits, Psychosocial Factors and Inflammation in Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain

Condition: Pelvic Girdle Pain · Low Back Pain  ·  Sponsor: Hasselt University

PhaseNA
Planned participants192
Who can joinFemale, 18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

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.

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Nina Goossens, PhD, PT  ·  +3211292174  ·  nina.goossens@uhasselt.be

Lotte Janssens, PhD, PT  ·  +3211292174  ·  lotte.janssens@uhasselt.be

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Locations (1)

Hasselt UniversityHasselt, BelgiumRecruiting

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