External Phase MRI in Diagnosis of OASI

University of Turku

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anal Sphincter Injury; Obstetrics Trauma

Treatments: Other: Magnetic resonance imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03039374

ISR-2014-10458

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is around 60 000 births annually in Finland. Around 1-5% of all vaginal deliveries in Finland complicate in a Grade III- IV perineal tear. Because the diagnosis of a sphincter lesion after birth can be challenging the total amount of women having obtained a sphincter lesion could be even grater.

The aim of our study is to compare different tools in the diagnosis of obstetric anal sphincter injury. In doing so the investigators hope to achieve early diagnosis of this pathology and thus facilitate early treatment of a possible sphincter defect.

Full description

See the attacher research plan for a more detailed description

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Women with OASI

Exclusion criteria

Under 18

Trial design

53 participants in 1 patient group

OASI patients

Description:

All patients older than 18 and a 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear during birth meet the inclusion criteria. All women who have obtained such a injury during birth in the Vaasa or Seinäjoki Central hospitals will be evaluated for eligibility.

Treatment:

Other: Magnetic resonance imaging