Pelvic Floor Function After Vaginal and Cesarean Delivery Among Egyptian Women

• Conditions: Pelvic Floor Disorders
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: female sexual function index

• Registration Number: NCT03126604
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

A cross sectional study for assessment of pelvic floor functions after 6 months to 4 years after normal vaginal delivery or Cesarean section

Detailed Description

A cross sectional study for assessment of pelvic floor functions after 6 months to 4 years after normal vaginal delivery or Cesarean section Four separate entities were evaluated using internationally recognized and validated questionnaires:

1. Pelvic organ prolapse evaluated using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory

2. Urinary functions were evaluated using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form

3. Fecal incontinence was evaluated using Wexner Fecal Incontinence Score

4. Sexual functions were evaluated using female sexual function index

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-24
• Study Start: 2017-05
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2018-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 5000

Inclusion Criteria

• primiparity,
• singleton pregnancy
• cephalic presentation
• term delivery (38-42 weeks).

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Exclusion Criteria

• Women with operative vaginal delivery (vacuum extraction or forceps delivery)
• women who had another delivery between the time of first one and time of evaluation
• women with neurological diseases
• women with vascular diseases and Diabetes Mellitus

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
vaginal delivery	female sexual function index	Women underwent non complicated non instumental normal vaginal delivery
Cesarean section	female sexual function index	Women underwent elective Cesarean section

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
urinary incontinence	6 months after delivery	evaluation using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Alainy medical school; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt