Reliability and Validation of 3-D Electromagnetic Tracking During Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) Activation - a Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT01590927

Last Updated: 2012-05-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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Now a days the ultrasound is seen as a valid and reliable measurement tool to test the Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) movement (Sherburn, Murphy, Carroll, Allen, \& Galea, 2005). The hypothesis is that the electromagnetic tracking system, TrakSTARTM, can measure the PFM movement in an equal or even more precise way. The TrakSTARTM will have the advantage to be used in measuring functional movements. In this Master thesis the hypothesis is to show a good reliability by trampoline jumping (physical activity).

Detailed Description

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There will be two measurements. One measurement of MVIC and quick flicks will be done in a standing and supine position with 3 repetitions. The TrakSTARTM, Ultrasound, surface EMG and Accelerometer will measure the PFM movements and activation simultaneously. The Ultrasound is measured from one tester (to guaranty a high intratester reliability) (Sherburn et al., 2005).

TrakSTARTM, surface EMG and Accelerometer will measure 3 Trampoline jumps. The measurements will be done once during one hour. The women will insert the vaginal probe by themselves and stay dressed during the measurement procedure. The measurements will be done in a standardized way. All the arrangements are made to ensure the hygiene requirements.

Conditions

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Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia

Study Groups

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20 healthy women

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women
* aged between 18 and 35 years
* anamnestically healthy
* nulliparous and
* a BMI between 18 and 30

Exclusion Criteria

* latex and nickel allergy
* anamnestically current pregnancy
* menstruation
* urogenital operations
* anal operations
* vaginal infections
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Moser, Helene

INDIV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Helene Moser

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lorenz Radlinger, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Berner Fachhochschule Gesundheit, Bern, Switzerland

Locations

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Inselspital

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Helene Moser, Msc in study

Role: CONTACT

0041787752118

Facility Contacts

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Helene Moser, MSc in study

Role: primary

0041787752118

References

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Peng Q, Jones RC, Constantinou CE. 2D Ultrasound image processing in identifying responses of urogenital structures to pelvic floor muscle activity. Ann Biomed Eng. 2006 Mar;34(3):477-93. doi: 10.1007/s10439-005-9059-3. Epub 2006 Feb 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16496082 (View on PubMed)

Sherburn M, Murphy CA, Carroll S, Allen TJ, Galea MP. Investigation of transabdominal real-time ultrasound to visualise the muscles of the pelvic floor. Aust J Physiother. 2005;51(3):167-70. doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(05)70023-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16137242 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MScPTHM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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