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SynthesisEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2012

Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain and its relationship with relaxin levels during pregnancy: a systematic review.

Daniela Aldabe, Daniel Cury Ribeiro, Stephan Milosavljevic, Melanie Dawn Bussey

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Synthesis in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04620993 (Investigation of the Effect of Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia on Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04620993 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Effect of Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia on Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women

TypeobservationalSponsorSultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyRan2021 to 2021Enrolled73ConditionsPelvic Girdle Pain, Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Plantar Fascia, Pregnant WomanArmsEvaluation of biomechanics and viscoelastic properties of plantar fascia, Evaluation of navıcular drop, Evaluation of plantar pressure distrubution
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Is pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain associated with altered kinematic, kinetic and motor control of the pelvis? A systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Daniela AldabeSchool of Physical Education, University of Otago, 56 Union Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand. daldabe@gmail.com
Daniel Cury Ribeiro
Stephan Milosavljevic
Melanie Dawn Bussey

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe present systematic review assessed the level of evidence for the association between relaxin levels and pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) during pregnancy.

methodsPRISMA guidelines were followed to conduct this systematic review. Electronic search was carried out using six different databases. Observational cohorts, cross-sectional or case-control studies focused on the association between relaxin levels and PPGP during pregnancy were included. Studies selection was conducted by two reviewers who screened firstly for titles, then for abstracts and finally for full articles. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale and the quality of evidence by the guidelines proposed by the Cochrane back review group.

results731 references were identified. Six articles met the inclusion criteria and were considered for this systematic review. The main reason for the studies exclusion was PPGP related to gynaecological reasons. Five studies were case-control and one study was a prospective cohort. Four studies were ranked as high while two were ranked as low quality. Among the high quality studies, three found no association between PPGP and relaxin levels.

conclusionsBased on these findings, the level of evidence for the association between PPGP and relaxin levels was found to be low. PPGP assessment and controlling for risk factors were found to increase bias leaving uncertainty in interpretation of these findings and a need for further research.

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FemaleHumansPelvic Girdle PainPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRelaxinRelaxin

Identifiers

PMID22310881
PMCPMC3459115

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