Perineal Massage in Women With Gynecological Cancer

University of Alcala

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cancer Pain; Neck Cancer

Treatments: Other: Perineal massage; Other: Standard treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06432998

CHUNSC_2023_104

Details and patient eligibility

About

The high incidence of gynecological cancers, together with dyspareunia and vaginal stenosis, some of its most frequent sequelae, create the need to continue studying and researching oncological physiotherapy techniques that treat and prevent these sequelae, in order to preserve and/or improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Therefore, through this study, we sought to verify the effectiveness of oncological perineal massage to treat pain during sexual intercourse and vaginal stenosis.

The objective of this study will be to demonstrate the effectiveness of a treatment that will consist of a health education session related to the pelvic floor and the consequences related to cancer along with ten sessions of oncological perineal massage that will be carried out for fifty minutes, once a week.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 52 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women between 18 and 52 years old
• Oncology patients with a diagnosis of dyspareunia and vaginal stenosis related to treatments.
• Patients with QT/RT/BT treatment who have a diagnosis of dyspareunia and vaginal stenosis.
• Patients on hormonal suppressive treatment with a diagnosis of dyspareunia and vaginal stenosis.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not accept intracavitary treatment.
• Patients with abdominopelvic surgical treatment prior to oncological process.
• Patients with a diagnosis of dyspareunia prior to cancer.
• Patients with vaginal narrowing prior to cancer.
• Patients with menopause at the time of cancer diagnosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Perineal massage

Experimental group

Description:

Ten sessions of perineal massage, which will be carried out for fifty minutes, once a week, together with a health education program.

Treatment:

Other: Perineal massage

Treatment with dilators

Active Comparator group

Description:

A health education session will be held but then the use of vaginal dilators will be done according to the gold standard treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Standard treatment