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临床试验/NCT06494917
NCT06494917招募中不适用

Investigation of the Effect of Manual Therapy and Pelvic Floor Exercises on Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women With Constipation

Istanbul Arel University2 个研究点 分布在 2 个国家目标入组 44 人开始时间: 2024年6月14日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
招募中
发起方
入组人数
44
试验地点
2
主要终点
Constipation Quality of Life questionnaire

研究概览

简要总结

The goal of this clinical trial is to Investigation of the effect of manual therapy and pelvic floor exercises on pelvic floor muscle in women with constipation. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

  • In addition to pelvic floor exercises, manual therapy applied to the pelvic floor muscles has no impact on constipation.
  • In addition to pelvic floor exercises, manual therapy applied to the pelvic floor muscles has an impact on constipation.

Participants will apply pelvic floor exercises and manual therapy techniques. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare [insert groups] to see if [insert effects].

详细描述

  • Female participants aged 18-55 years with constipation complaints will be recruited through social media and hospital outpatient clinics, and those who volunteer to participate will be enrolled in the study.
  • Participants will be assessed as group 1 (pelvic floor exercises), group 2 (pelvic floor exercises + manual therapy techniques). Group 1 will receive diaphragmatic breathing training and then pelvic floor exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor.
  • Group 2 will receive manual therapy methods consisting of Momentum Minus Mobilisation, Sphincter Opening, Colon Massage, Global Fascial Manipulation, Trigger Point and Myofascial Release in addition to Diaphragmatic Breathing Training and Pelvic Floor Exercises.
  • Participants will receive exercise training 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Manual therapy methods will be used 2 days a week for the first 2 weeks and then 1 day a week. Initial assessment of participants and manual therapy applications will be done face to face. The exercises will be continued using the online telerehabilitation method.
  • Both groups will be given nutritional advice, such as drinking plenty of water, eating fibre-rich foods and preferring foods that aid digestion. Participants will be advised to take their time every day, in the morning, at the same time, without rushing to defecate, preferring an squat toilet, which increases intra-abdominal pressure, half an hour after meals, but not for more than five minutes.If a European toilet is used, toilet training will be given about leaving a 15-18 cm long ridge under the feet.
  • Both groups will be given assessment tests before and at the end of the trial and the results will be compared.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 55 Years(Adult)
性别
Female
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Constipation in the last 6 months
  • Being able to use smartphones and social media (whatsapp and instagram)
  • Not having a health problem that prevents exercise
  • Able to communicate

排除标准

  • Not had constipation in the last 6 months
  • Pregnancy or recent pregnancy
  • had surgery
  • having a tumour
  • Having vertigo Taking medication (use of bowel-regulating drugs)
  • Previous physiotherapy for constipation problems
  • Inflammatory bowel disease

结局指标

主要结局

Constipation Quality of Life questionnaire

时间窗: will be evaluated at the first session and at the end of session 6

evaluates constipation through daily individual health assessment and functioning. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 140 and the lowest score is 28. It is thought that quality of life is negatively affected as scores on the scale increase.

次要结局

  • Constipation Severity Scale(will be evaluated at the first session and at the end of session 6)

研究者

发起方
Istanbul Arel University
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Cihan Islek

master's degree student

Istanbul Arel University

研究点 (2)

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