Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2026
Effect of continued prenatal Pilates until childbirth on postpartum ligamentous recovery: a longitudinal follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07344857 (Impact of a Prenatal Pilates Program Continued Until Childbirth on Postpartum Ligamentous Recovery), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Impact of a Prenatal Pilates Program Continued Until Childbirth on Postpartum Ligamentous Recovery: a Longitudinal Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPregnancy-related hormonal and biomechanical adaptations increase ligamentous laxity and joint mobility, which may persist into the postpartum period and contribute to pain and functional limitations. Although prenatal Pilates attenuates ligamentous laxity during pregnancy, its effects on early postpartum recovery remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether continuation of a structured prenatal Pilates program until childbirth facilitates ligamentous recovery and improves functional outcomes at six weeks postpartum.
methodsThis dual-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial included 42 primiparous women with singleton pregnancies randomized to a prenatal Pilates group or a control group receiving standard prenatal care. Assessments were conducted at baseline (14-16 weeks of gestation), late pregnancy (32 weeks of gestation), and six weeks postpartum. Outcome measures included anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) laxity assessed using a GNRB
resultsLinear mixed-effects model analyses revealed significant group × time interactions for ACL laxity at 134 N (p = 0.011) and 200 N (p = 0.008), as well as for Beighton scores (p = 0.012). Ligamentous laxity and generalized joint hypermobility remained stable during pregnancy and returned toward baseline at six weeks postpartum in the Pilates group, whereas pregnancy-related increases persisted in the control group. Significant group × time interactions were also observed for pelvic girdle pain-related disability (p = 0.022) and daily step count (p = 0.027). Pelvic girdle pain decreased more markedly in the Pilates group, while physical activity levels increased substantially compared to the control group. All findings remained statistically significant after adjustment for mode of delivery.
conclusionsContinuation of a structured prenatal Pilates program until childbirth is associated with improved ligamentous recovery, reduced generalized joint hypermobility, lower pelvic girdle pain-related disability, and higher physical activity levels in the early postpartum period, supporting its role as a feasible pre-rehabilitative strategy during pregnancy.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT07344857 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07344857 ).Registration Date:01/08/2026.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.