Bladder Displacement During Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Exercises

Bladder Base Displacement During Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Exercises in Postpartum Women Comparing to Nulliparous Women

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04154527

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-06

Start date

2017-05-02

Completion date

2020-11-30

Last updated

2020-03-17

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Conditions

Postpartum Disorder

Keywords

pelvic floor, abdominal muscles, ultrasonography, postpartum

Brief summary

This study evaluates the bladder base displacements during abdominal and pelvic floor exercises in postpartum women comparing to nulliparous women

Detailed description

Postpartum women are at increased risk of suffering pelvic floor dysfunctions. However, only a few researches are focused on the exercises physiological effect at the postpartum recovery period. A prospective observational study was designed to evaluate the protective or the prolapsed effect of abdominal and pelvic floor exercises in postpartum women. Two groups were established: Group A was composed of primiparous women during postpartum period and group B of nulliparous women. Both groups practiced the same set of 6 abdominal and perineum exercises. The bladder descent was registered by ultrasonography, and the correct execution was controlled in both groups by superficial pelvic floor and abdominal electromyography. A Graphical User Interface on MATLAB software has been developed for aiding in offline measurement process.

Interventions

OTHERPelvic Floor and Abdominal Exercises

two repetitions of each exercise, during exhalation phase

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Inclusion criteria

* women at postpartum period (more than 6 and less than 12 weeks after vaginal birth) * willingness to participate in the study * ability to contract Pelvic Floor Muscles correctly * written consent to participate.

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * caesarean birth * pelvic Floor disorders * neurological diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cranial or Caudal bladder base displacement measured in cm during the set of 6 exercises.	between 6 and 12 weeks after birth	Cranial or Caudal bladder base displacement during pelvic floor and abdominal exercises, comparing the baseline at rest to the position at 25% of muscle recruitment, in each exercise.
Vertical and horizontal bladder neck displacement measured in cm during the set of 6 exercises.	between 6 and 12 weeks after birth	Vertical and horizontal displacement of the bladder neck during pelvic floor and abdominal exercises, comparing the baseline at rest to the position at 25% of muscle recruitment in each exercise.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026