An interventional study of 3 program and one program in Delivery; Trauma, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric and Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, sponsored by Kasr El Aini Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 35 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-11-02.
Sponsored by Kasr El Aini Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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Pregnant participants will be recruited at the obstetrics outpatient clinic during their visits 4 weeks before the due date. They are randomized into two groups. The first group will be educated to do digital perineal massage. They will be also educated to do pelvic floor muscle exercises and will receive the usual education program for strengthening the pelvic floor. The second group will receive the usual education program for strengthening the pelvic floor. Occurrence of perineal laceration will be reported at time of delivery.
Pregnant participants will be recruited at the obstetrics outpatient clinic during their visits 4 weeks before the due date. They are randomized into two groups. The first group will be educated to do digital perineal massage. They will be also educated to do pelvic floor muscle exercises and will receive the usual educational pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program for strengthening the pelvic floor. The second group will receive the usual education program for strengthening the pelvic floor. Occurrence of perineal laceration will be reported at time of delivery.
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This study's enrollment of 400 is above the median of 70 across 1,423 interventional studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.
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200 patients are subjected to educational Pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program with perineal massage and Pelvic floor muscle exercise.
Other: 3 program
200 patients are subjected to educational Pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program
Other: one program
The participants will receive 3 programs.The educational pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program, pelvic floor muscle exercise program and perineal massage program will be educated by an investigator during the participant visit 4 weeks before her due date
The participants will receive one program. That is the educational pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program.The instructions of the program will be given by an investigator once during the participant visit 4 weeks before her due date.
perineal tears Proportion of perineal tears will be assessed by an investigator who will attend the participant delivery
Proportion of participants who have perineal tears
Time frame: At 15 minutes from delivery
episiotomy need Proportion of participants who need episiotomy at time of delivery will be assessed by an investigator
Proportion of participants who need episiotomy at time of delivery
Time frame: At 15 minutes from delivery
Duration of the second stage of labour
Duration of the second stage of labour will be assessed by an investigator
Time frame: 2 hours
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Apr 2017 to primary completion in Jul 2017, 2 months.
Of 546 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Wounds and Injuries, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 49. This study's 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 599 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 48.
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