Does a High BMI Affect Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Improving Symptoms in Women With Various Stages of Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-01

Study Completion Date

2019-09-10

Brief Summary

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The trial design is a quasi-experimental cohort trial that includes women referred for pelvic organ prolapse specific physiotherapy.

Candidates will be selected via a convenience sampling method from four physiotherapy outpatient departments at a NHS trust within Greater Manchester. The data collection occurred in January-June 2019 and ethical approval was granted by School Research Ethics, University of Salford.

Treatment aims to ensure there is respect for their autonomy, treatment is fair (Justice), no harm is done to the participant (nonmaleficence) and treatment benefits the participants (beneficence).

Participants are required to complete a consent form prior to their initial session. To ensure methodological quality, the STROBE guidelines will be followed to make certain all apt information required is reported to allow for replication of the intervention.

The trial aims to include (n=60) women with a diagnosed pelvic organ prolapse. They are required to complete 16 weeks of supervised pelvic floor exercises with a specialist physiotherapist as documented within the most recent NICE guidelines.

The outcome measures used will be the Pelvic Organ Prolapse symptom score (POPSS) and this will be documented before and after the 16 week period.

Along side the POPSS, the patients body mass index and severity of pelvic organ prolapse will also be recorded and the results of this will be correlated post trial using the relevant data analysis testing methods.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pelvic Organ Prolapse Uterine Prolapse Anterior Wall; Prolapse, Vaginal Posterior Wall; Prolapse, Vaginal Cystocele Rectocele Vault Prolapse, Vaginal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

Sixteen weeks of supervised pelvic floor muscle training with a specialist physiotherapist.

Participants will be assessed at weeks 0 / 4 / 10 \& 16 and the outcome measures will be recorded at week 0 \& week 16.

During each assessment, participants will be educated regarding the anatomy of pelvic organ prolapses and the pelvic floor muscles. They will be taught how to contract their pelvic floor, offered a vaginal examination, given a personalised pelvic floor muscle training programme (including the Knack) - up to a ten second hold long contractions (x 10 repitations) and up to 10 quick contractions. They will also be taught a sub max contraction for up to 30 seconds, offered lifestyle management advice including avoiding heavy lifting or straining. A leaflet explaining the aforementioned information will also be provided at the initial assessment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pelvic Floor Muscle training

Intervention Type OTHER

Sixteen weeks of supervised pelvic floor muscle training with a specialist physiotherapist

Interventions

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Pelvic Floor Muscle training

Sixteen weeks of supervised pelvic floor muscle training with a specialist physiotherapist

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Gynaecologist diagnosed women with a mild / moderate or severe pelvic organ prolapse
* \>18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent (opt out of treatment)
* Unable to contract the pelvic floor muscles (determined by the treating physiotherapist)
* History of Pelvic cancer / or radiotherapy treatment within three months,
* Neurological or psychiatric disorders,
* Untreated urinary tract infections,
* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant or given birth within the past year,
* Recent vaginal surgery within twelve weeks or evidence of genital oedema,
* Suspected infection or fragility of the genital area As indicated by the referral source or patient reported at the initial assessment.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes