Physiologic Elasticity Changes During Pregnancy and After Labor.

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Vaginal Prolapse

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Vaginal tactile imager

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03930290

0567-18-RMB

Details and patient eligibility

About

Female pregnant patients in their 2nd trimester will be evaluated for vaginal elasticity using vaginal tactile imaging in addition to elasticity evaluation during the 3rd trimester and 6 weeks postpartum.

Full description

Female pregnant patients in their 2nd trimester will be evaluated for vaginal elasticity using vaginal tactile imaging. Vaginal elasticity will also be evaluated during the 3rd trimester and 6 weeks postpartum.

Patients will be recruited and sign a consent form. Assessment of vaginal elasticity via vaginal tactile imaging will be performed at 3 different points:

• During the 2nd trimester.
• During the 3rd trimester.
• 6 weeks postpartum. Every patient will serve as her own control. Demographic, gynecologic and obstetric history will be obtained from patients' electronic files.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant patients in their 2nd trimester.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant patients presenting after their 2nd trimester.

Trial design

12 participants in 1 patient group

Pregnant patients

Description:

Pregnant patients in their 2nd trimester.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Vaginal tactile imager