Movement-Based Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities

NCT ID: NCT05569694

Last Updated: 2023-07-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 38 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-01-25
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-31

Brief Summary

It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation. To address this issue, a movement-based pelvic health education course was developed to assess women's knowledge and adherence of the exercises in an underserved region in Western Arkansas.The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a single movement-based pelvic health education session on general pelvic health knowledge, underactive pelvic floor, and overactive pelvic floor knowledge and adherence to performing pelvic exercises in women.

Conditions

Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness; Pelvic Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Women in the Community

Movement-Based pelvic health education

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Movement-based pelvic health education

Intervention Type: OTHER

A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.

Interventions

Movement-based pelvic health education

A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• female-identifying
• ability to speak English or provide own translator
• ability to complete the questionnaires
• clearance from physician if pregnant
• access to internet

Exclusion Criteria

-Experiencing pelvic pain and/or pregnant and does not have physician clearance to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 100 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Alexis Kendrick

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

Kendrick PH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id