Effect of "educational and practical program about pelvic floor muscle training for women between 36 gestational weeks and 5 months postpartum" to reduce the size of levator hiatus

Effect of "educational and practical program about pelvic floor muscle training for women between 36 gestational weeks and 5 months postpartum" to reduce the size of levator hiatus - Examination about recovery of pelvic floor after delivery -efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training-

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000026188

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-17

Start date

2017-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pregnant women and women after delivery

Interventions

Intervention group

intervention program(&quot

educational and practical program about pelvic floor muscle training for women between 36 gestational weeks and 5 months postpartum&quot

) Comparison group

usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.singleton pregnancy 2.outpatients at 3rd trimester (gestational age between about 30 and 36 weeks) 3.age>=20 4.ability to understand Japanese 5.written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.women with neuropathic urinary incontinence 2.women who cannot contract pelvic floor muscle correctly at 1 month postpartum 3.women who are difficult to follow until 5 months postpartum 4.women who are judged to be inappropriate by investigator (maternal complications, abnormal fetus, and other reason)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of levator ani muscle using ultrasounds	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Questionnaires(about pelvic organ prolapse, lower urinary tract symptoms and other symptoms) 2.Evaluations by internal vaginal examination	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSatoko Takaoka

University of Yamanashi Division of Nursing and Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering

takaoka-stk@umin.ac.jp055-273-1111(ext.2755)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026

Effect of &quot;educational and practical program about pelvic floor muscle training for women between 36 gestational weeks and 5 months postpartum&quot; to reduce the size of levator hiatus