An interventional study of pelvic floor contraction in Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, sponsored by University of Haifa. Completed at 1 site in Israel. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-30.
Sponsored by University of Haifa · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
The study aim is to evaluate the ability to correctly contract pelvic floor muscle among physiotherapy students before and after "women health" course. Pelvic floor muscle contraction will be evaluated via transabdominal ultrasound.
Physiotherapy students during their studying in the physiotherapy Bachelor degree program will be examined. Students will be divided into 2 groups according to their year of studying (if they already studied "women health course or not implying 4th year students compared with 1-3 year level students). Each participant will be asked to contract the pelvic floor muscles.
The assessment of pelvic floor contraction will be measured by measuring bladder displacement via abdominal ultrasound. A curved linear array transducer will be placed in the transverse plane immediately suprapubically over the lower abdomen angled at 15-30 degrees from the vertical. Upward movement of the bladder during contraction will be marked as correct contraction. An on screen caliper and measurement tool will be used to measure bladder amount of bladder displacement.
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The participants will be instructed to contract the pelvic floor muscle
Other: pelvic floor contraction
The participants will be instructed to contract the pelvic floor muscle
Other: pelvic floor contraction
Ultrasound examination will be performed to asses urinary bladder displacement being a marker for pelvic floor muscle function
direction of urinary bladder displacement during contraction
upward or downward displacement of urinary bladder will be measured via diagnostic ultrasound
Time frame: baseline
urinary bladder displacement in millimeters
bladder displacement will be measured via diagnostic ultrasound using the on screen caliper tool
Time frame: baseline
pelvic floor muscles endurance of contraction in seconds
time of muscle contraction will be measured during the last contraction
Time frame: baseline
Plan to share: Yes — the result of the study will be analysed. a paper will be submitted to international journal with study description including methods, examination protocol results
Supporting information: Study protocol
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