DRKS00041033RecruitingNot Applicable
Pelvic floor and hip muscle function after vaginal childbirth: An observer-blinded combined cross-sectional and longitudinal study. - HIP-PFM Study
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Tirol Kliniken GmbH
- Enrollment
- 125
Study Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (—)
- Sex
- Female
Inclusion Criteria
- •Ability to understand the study information and provide informed consent.
- •Participation either as a woman following vaginal childbirth in the early postpartum period (1–6 weeks postpartum) or as a control participant matched for age, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity level.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Previous pelvic floor or hip surgery, or relevant urogenital conditions (e.g., pelvic organ prolapse = stage 2, chronic pelvic pain).
- •Neurological or musculoskeletal disorders that may affect pelvic floor or hip muscle function.
- •Multiple pregnancy (e.g., twins or higher-order multiples).
- •Cesarean section delivery.
- •Inability to voluntarily contract the pelvic floor muscles.
- •Delivery before 37 weeks of gestation.
- •Current pregnancy.
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