A randomized controlled trial of transabdominal ultrasound biofeedback in postpartum pelvic floor muscle training for primiparous and multiparous women. (Sango-PFMT Trial)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction Urinary stress incontinence Anal incontinence Fecal incontinence
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000025165
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Tokyo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) with a history of cesarean section, multiple birth or breech delivery 2) with an experience of incontinence before pregnancy 3) with neuropathic urinary and fecal incontinence 4) with restricted physical activity 5) less than 20 years old
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of pelvic floor muscle function using ultrasounds
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Ultrasound evaluation of the success rate in the pelvic floor muscle contraction at each lesson 2) Questionnaires Pelvic floor distress inventory-20 (PFDI-20) Fecal incontinence severity index (FISI) International consultation on incontinence questionnaire-short form (ICIQ-SF) Fatigue feelings (Jikakusho shirabe) Fecal incontinence quality of life scale (FIQL) Wexner score Incontinence quality of life (I-QOL) Pelvic floor muscle exercise self-efficacy scale