Status:
COMPLETED
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) in Treatment and Prevention of POP (POP Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation
The Norwegian Women´s Public Health Association
Conditions:
Uterine Prolapse
Bladder Diseases
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are located inside the pelvis, surrounding the urethra, vagina and rectum. They provide structural support for the pelvic organs. Dysfunctional PFM can lead...
Detailed Description
Background for the study: The incidences and prevalence of POP is difficult to determine, since many women do not seek medical advice and treatment for the condition. It has been estimated that half ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is defined as grade 1 or more on POP-Q. This means that the most distal portion of the prolapse is less than 1 cm above the level of the hymen or that the distal edge of the cervix or vaginal cuff (post hysterectomy) is more than 2 cm lower than the total vaginal length.
- Parous women in Oslo and Akershus
- POP grade 1-3 on POP-Q.
- Age 18-70
Exclusion
- Women with POP-Q grade 0 or 4 and women with cervix elongation
- Women with other disease: radiating back pain, neurological disorders, previous pelvic cancer, psychiatric or other disorders that have an impact on ability to train or the condition (l.o. asthma). Women who is under treatment for cancer or uses muscle relaxants
- Previous POP surgery
- Women who wants to use pessary/ ring during the intervention period and three weeks prior to this
- Pregnant or nursing women, or women planning to become pregnant in the intervention period
- Women with untreated urinary tract infection
- Women who do not understand Norwegian
- Woman planning to be away more than 4 weeks of the intervention period
- Women who cannot contract the PFM
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
168 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00271297
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
September 21 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, department of Sports Medicine
Oslo, Oslo County, Norway, 0806