Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Pelvic Patterns of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in the Pelvic Floor Muscles
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Conditions:
Motor Activity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Specific patterns of PNF have been used in neurological and rheumatologic rehabilitation to improve trunk control and postural stability. However, there are no studies that analyze the effect of pelvi...
Detailed Description
The project will address three aspects: a) analyze the activation of the deep pelvic floor muscles during the application of pelvic PNF patterns through electromyographic measurements; b) verify which...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- female individuals
- aged between 18 and 35 years
- healthy at menacme, eutrophic, nulliparous
- functional evaluation of pelvic floor muscles presenting muscular strength ≥3 of the Oxford Scale.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women will be excluded from the study;
- women with a history of previous abdominal and / or pelvic surgeries;
- urogynecological and neuromuscular diseases;
- vaginismus;
- increased perineal muscle tone;
- chronic constipation;
- diabetes;
- connective tissue disease;
- anal fissures;
- active hemorrhoids; (chronic pelvic pain, pyriform syndrome, hyperlordosis or marked lumbar rectification)
- smokers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03484169
Start Date
March 1 2018
End Date
November 30 2019
Last Update
April 3 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Josepha Karinne de Oliveira Ferro
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, +5581