Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle Knowledge and Ultrasound Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Function Before and After a 4-Week Training Program in Female Medical Students.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 49
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in pelvic floor muscle function assessed by transabdominal ultrasound
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a four-week pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training program using different activation strategies on pelvic floor muscle function in healthy women. An additional objective was to assess participants' knowledge of pelvic floor muscle anatomy, function, and voluntary activation.
Healthy female medical students were assigned to one of three training groups: a breathing exercise group, an isolated pelvic floor muscle contraction group, or a combined pelvic floor muscle contraction with breathing group. The training program lasted four weeks. Pelvic floor muscle function was assessed before and after the intervention using transabdominal ultrasound imaging. Prior to the intervention, participants completed an author-developed questionnaire assessing their knowledge of pelvic floor muscles.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 28 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •female aged 18-28 years
- •student status
- •no history of injuries or surgeries involving the pelvis or lower urinary tract
- •no previous pregnancies or childbirths
- •no pelvic disorders or conditions (e.g., endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, recurrent bladder infections, kidney stones)
- •no active infection
- •no inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- •no diseases or disorders of the respiratory system
排除标准
- •previous therapy with a urogynecological physiotherapist
- •pregnancy or history of childbirth
- •history of surgery involving the pelvis, lower urinary tract, spine, or abdominal cavity
- •pelvic diseases and disorders
- •ongoing infections or inflammatory conditions
- •lack of consent to participate in the study
- •inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- •age below 18 or above 28 years
- •active smoking of cigarettes or e-cigarettes
- •diseases and disorders of the respiratory system
结局指标
主要结局
Change in pelvic floor muscle function assessed by transabdominal ultrasound
时间窗: Baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention
Change in pelvic floor muscle function after a four-week pelvic floor muscle training program, assessed using transabdominal ultrasound imaging. The assessment was performed before and after the intervention to evaluate changes in pelvic floor muscle activation.
次要结局
未报告次要终点