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Orientation of perineal exercises during postpartum to prevent urinary loss

Study about the influence of pelvic floor exercises orientation regarding urinary loss prevention on postpartum period

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-53wq87
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-01-26
Start date
2011-09-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Self-report of urinary loss, constipation, dyspareunia, female urogenital diseases and pregnancy complications, urinary incontinence

Interventions

Intervention includes pelvic floor exercise orientation throughout observation. The last one is to verify if the woman is correctly contracting her pelvic floor. In the next step domiciliary pelvic f
Behavioural
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Sponsors

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women that had a vaginal or cesarean delivery during the study period on Maternidade Carmela Dutra, Florianópolis, SC

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Postpartum women that present the following conditions: - neurologic urinary incontinence - history of urogenital cancer - cognitive deficit - diagnosed neurological diseases - blindness - illiterate - younger than 18 years old - episiotomy associated with local conditions (important edema and excessive pain) - drug dependents - those that do not have a telephone for further contact.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome will be the frequency of urinary loss: frequent urinary loss episodes, not many urinary loss episodes and no urinary loss. The instrument is the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form.;The ammount of urinary loss: none, a small, moderate or large quantities. Also evaluated using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of Dyspareunia: always, most times, sometimes, a few times, never. Assessed with the Female Sexual Function Index.;Intensity of dyspareunia: very high, moderate, low, none. Assessed with the Female Sexual Function Index.;Constipation considered when there is less than three evacuations per week.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFabiana Sperandio

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

fabi@intercorp.com.br4899710572

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)