Women who cannot contract their pelvic floor muscles- avulsion or denervation? The Pelvic Floor Neuroanatomy Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: women who cannot contract their pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy or childbirth including delivery by caesarean section.; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000633381
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Kate Moore

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

women over 18 who cannot contract their pelvic floor muscles. Thses include all women who have had a pregnancy and a birth by caesarean section is not an exclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

previous surgery to the pelvis including prolapse repairs and incontinence surgery as well as hysterectomy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
injury to pelvic floor muscle through childbirth using ultrasound and EMG assessment.[The injury will be assessed at the time of testing using ultrasound and EMG. The time point is when the women attend for these tests (within a 2 month period).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ultrasound will examine for loss of anatomy of the pelvic floor muscles due to trauma from childbirth and EMG will assess for nerve damage to the pelvic floor muscles also from childbirth.[the damage will be assessed at the time of testing using ultrasound and EMG. The time point is when the women attend for these tests (within a 2 month period).]