Comparison of Different Massages Tecniques on Chronic Pelvic Pain

Atlas University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Thiele Massage; Procedure: Transverse Friction Massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05788653

SenaOndes1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the effectiveness of transverse friction and Thiele massage on pain, quality of life and sexual functions in female patients with chronic pelvic pain. The study will be performed on 20 female patients with pelvic floor muscle tenderness, who applied to the Urology Clinic in Istanbul and were diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinical Diagnosis of Pelvic floor muscle tenderness, Clinical Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Exclusion criteria

Neurological pathologies ( such as hemiplegia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and parkinson's disease) Urogynecological surgery in the last 6 months, Severe pelvic prolapse, Pelvic malignancy and pelvic radiotherapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Thiele Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The group will be given Thiele Massage twice a week for 4 weeks. Thiele massage will be done with a stripping motion in the direction of the pelvic floor muscle fibers. Approximately 15-20 repetitions will be applied to each of the pelvic floor muscle groups for 30 minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: Thiele Massage

Transverse Friction Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The group will be given Transverse Friction Massage twice a week for 4 weeks. Transverse friction massage will be applied to each tense muscle group and trigger points for 3-5 minutes, crossing the direction of the pelvic floor muscle fibers. Massage duration is approximately 30 minutes for each session.

Treatment:

Procedure: Transverse Friction Massage