Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With and Without Hypopressive Exercises on Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Postmenopausal Females.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To compare the effects of pelvic floor muscle training with and without hypopressive exercises on pelvic organ prolapse in postmenopausal females
Detailed Description
In this randomized controlled trial multigravida, postmenopausal females with stage 1 and 2 pelvic organ prolapse will be taken (exclusion criteria includes cesarean section females, ovarian cysts ,UTIs and neoplasm). This study will be conducted in Jinnah hospital , Lahore. Sample size of 36 will be taken according to inclusion criteria. Study will be completed in 10 months after approval of synopsis. Non-Probability convenient sampling will be used. A written consent form will be taken from participants meeting inclusion criteria and will be randomly allocated into two groups through lottery method, to either the Pelvic floor muscle training group or group with combined pelvic floor muscle exercise and hypopressive exercise. Treatment period will be 12 weeks 3 days per week. The participants will be advised not to use other forms of treatment during the trial (pharmacologic or non pharmacologic treatment). All subjects will be assessed before and after treatment by POP-Q, pelvic floor impact questionnaire and P-QOL. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS 25 statistical software.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 50 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Multigravida
- •Previous spontaneous vaginal deliveries
- •Diagnosed Stage 1 and 2 pelvic organ prolapse
- •Post-menopausal females
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of cesarean section
- •History of ovarian cysts
- •History of UTIs
- •History of neoplasm
- •Instrumental deliveries
Arms & Interventions
hypopressive exercises
pelvic floor muscle exercises along with hypopressive exercises
Intervention: hypopressive exercises (Other)
hypopressive exercises
pelvic floor muscle exercises along with hypopressive exercises
Intervention: pelvic floor muscle training (Other)
pelvic floor muscle training
pelvic floor muscle exercises alone
Intervention: pelvic floor muscle training (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q)
Time Frame: 12th week
POP-Q can be seen in Many clinical settings \& published researches and it is used to grade and measure of pelvic organ prolapse during its assessment.
Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7)
Time Frame: 12th week
It is a short and less comprehensive version of Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ). It is a health related questionnaire for women with pelvic floor conditions. consists of 7 questions that need to be answered 3 times each.
Prolapse Quality of life questionnaire(P-QOL)
Time Frame: 12th week
A simple, valid, reliable questionnaire to assess the severity of symptoms and their impact on the quality of life in women with Pelvic organ prolapse. There are several questions which a participant needs to answer.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported