First Time Mothers and Anal Incontinence Six Years Postpartum

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02792244

Acronym

FiTMAI6

Enrollment

800

Registered

2016-06-07

Start date

2016-08-31

Completion date

2017-08-31

Last updated

2017-09-25

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Conditions

Fecal Incontinence, Quality of Life, Urinary Incontinence

Brief summary

Previous studies show that incontinence is relatively common during pregnancy and after delivery. Experiencing incontinence during pregnancy or in the first year after delivery increases the risk of long term incontinence. There is scarce documentation of the long term prevalence of anal incontinence (AI) in Norway. This study aims to explore prevalence and risk factors for incontinence approximately six years after delivery among the 1718 who participated in two previous studies exploring the prevalence and predictors of anal incontinence in late pregnancy and during the first year after first delivery, and the effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises as treatment for anal incontinence after delivery. Increased awareness and knowledge about risk factors and long term prevalence of anal incontinence among health professionals as well as pregnant and parous women may give indications about which women to target for preventative measures to reduce the risk of new onset of postpartum AI during pregnancy and after delivery. Further, increased knowledge may aid in planning individualized follow-up during pregnancy and the first year as well as in the long term among women with existing AI symptoms.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants in previous studies

Exclusion criteria

* Women not participating in previous studies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anal incontinence	Anal incontinence six years postpartum	St. Mark's score measuring frequency and severity of anal incontinence

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Urinary incontinence	urinary incontinence six years postpartum	ICI-Q UI SF measuring frequency and severity of urinary incontinence

Outcome results