Investigation of Awareness Levels of Women Living in Turkey About Kegel Exercises and Pelvic Floor Muscles

NCT ID: NCT05806424

Last Updated: 2025-11-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 182 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-21
• Study Completion Date: 2023-12-13

Brief Summary

Pelvic floor disorders affect millions of women and their lives in our country and around the world. Along with many factors such as age, obesity, menopause, smoking, number of births and mode of delivery, there is an increase in the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders. Pelvic floor disorders (urinary/fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction) negatively affect women, their families, caregivers of individuals who cannot meet their own needs, and society in many ways. Treatment of pelvic floor disorders is very costly on a community basis. An effective process is carried out with the use of non-pharmacological traditional and complementary therapies instead of invasive or pharmacological treatment in the early period of the treatment of symptoms of pelvic floor disorders.

Detailed Description

Pelvic floor muscle training has a positive effect on voiding functions by strengthening the urogenital sphincter muscle. One of the commonly used methods for pelvic floor muscle training is the so-called Kegel exercise.

Sexual life, with its personal and social aspects, is an inseparable part of human beings in general, it is one of the most important factors in human life and happiness, especially in family life. Sexuality positively integrates and enriches the somatic, emotional, intellectual and social aspects of individuals, and develops personality, communication and love.

Kegel exercises; It is a method for strengthening the muscles that fix the bladder, intestines and genital organs in the pelvis and control their movements. These are tightening and relaxation exercises that strengthen the pelvic muscles. Like all voluntary muscles, the pelvic floor muscles are muscles that get stronger and develop as they work. Women of all ages need to have strong pelvic floor muscles.

Conditions

Female Sexual Dysfunction

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: OTHER

Study Groups

pelvic muscle awareness

No interventions assigned to this group

not pelvic muscle awareness

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Living in Turkey
• Women aged 18 and over
• Having an active sex life

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a disease affecting the pelvic floor muscles
• Having pelvic surgery in the last 6 months
• Being receiving sexual therapy

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

hazal genc

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

HAZAL genç

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Khosravi A, Riazi H, Simbar M, Montazeri A. Effectiveness of Kegel exercise and lubricant gel for improving sexual function in menopausal women: A randomized trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2022 Jul;274:106-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.05.022. Epub 2022 May 21.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 35640438 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Kegel Exercises Pelvic Floor

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id