Trigger Point Treatment in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Brief summary (from the registry)

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of ischemic compression and low-level laser therapy methods combined with exercise on the myofascial trigger points in women with Chronic Pelvic Pain and to determine which method is more effective. Methods: It was a parallel designed, single-blind pilot randomized clinical trial. Patients were enrolled in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa). The patients were diagnosed by a gynecologist (F.G.U and C. Y.), referred to the clinical laboratory of physiotherapy and rehabilitation to participate (by physiotherapists K.S. and E.K.M.) in the trial from September 2017 to June 2019. Twenty-eight women patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain were included into the trial. Patients were randomized into two groups. Group 1 received ischemic compression and Group 2 received low-level laser therapy twice a week for 6 weeks. Both groups received the same standard exercise program. Pain, range of motion, pelvic floor symptom severity, quality of life, satisfaction, anxiety, and depression were assessed after 6 weeks and 1-year follow up.

Study details

Official title

The Effectiveness of Trigger Point Treatment in Chronic Pelvic Pain; A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trail

Conditions

• Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
• Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Interventions

• Other: Ischemic compression
• Device: Low-level laser therapy
• Behavioral: Standardized exercise program

Sponsor

Munzur University

Collaborators

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Start date

2017-09-01

Primary completion

2018-06-01

Sex

Female

Age range

from 18 Years to 50 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria