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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01590927

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-03

Start date

2012-08-31

Completion date

2013-05-31

Last updated

2012-05-03

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

Conditions

Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia

Keywords

pelvic floor, ultrasonography

Brief summary

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

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.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
the way in x-y coordinates for the pelvic floor mouvement measured by the ultrasonography and TrakSTAR	one year	the mouvement of the pelvic floor is measured similtanous by the ultrasound and the TrakSTAR

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
EMG	one year	EMG will measure the contraction of the plevic floor

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Primary ContactHelene Moser, Msc in study

helmos69@gmail.com0041787752118

Outcome results