Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Exercise in the Antenatal Period

Bitlis Eren University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sexuality; Sexual Dysfunction; Fecal Incontinence; Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training; Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Exercise; Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05624060

SULTANOZKANSAT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to determine the effect of perineal massage and pelvic floor exercise in the antenatal period on sexuality and urinary and fecal incontinence in the postpartum period. This study will be conducted in a pregnant school at a state hospital in Turkey. An active control group will be formed as the control group. The control group will be given the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet prepared by the researchers. Experimental 1 group will receive perineal massage training in addition to the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet given to the control group. Experimental 2 group will receive pelvic floor exercises in addition to perineal massage training and the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet given to the control group.

Full description

The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The simple randomization method will be used for the assignment to groups. The data of the research; will be collected using the Preliminary Evaluation Form, Personal Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index, The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-ICIQ-SF (Turkish Version), and Fecal Incontinence Severity Index. The research will start at the 34th week of pregnancy and the questionnaires will be administered in the 3rd month after delivery. There will be 3 groups in the research.An active control group will be formed as the control group. The control group will be given the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet prepared by the researchers. Experimental 1 group will receive perineal massage training in addition to the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet given to the control group. Experimental 2 group will receive pelvic floor exercises in addition to perineal massage training and the "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training" booklet given to the control group.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 49 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being over 18 years old,
• being 32-34th pregnancy weeks,
• being not experiencing any complications in the mother and fetus during pregnancy (gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation, congenital anomaly, etc.),
• having a singleton pregnancy,
• being primiparous
• being volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• elective cesarean section planning,
• having a history of chronic constipation,
• having a previous history of urinary or anal incontinence,
• having genital infection with lesions (HSV, HPV, Syphilis, Candida Albicans, Chancroid)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training

Experimental Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training

Experimental Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training and Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Exercise

Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention Training