Bladder Displacement During Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Exercises

University of Castilla-La Mancha64 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates the bladder base displacements during abdominal and pelvic floor exercises in postpartum women comparing to nulliparous women

Postpartum women are at increased risk of suffering pelvic floor dysfunctions. However, only a few researches are focused on the exercises physiological effect at the postpartum recovery period. A prospective observational study was designed to evaluate the protective or the prolapsed effect of abdominal and pelvic floor exercises in postpartum women. Two groups were established: Group A was composed of primiparous women during postpartum period and group B of nulliparous women. Both groups practiced the same set of 6 abdominal and perineum exercises. The bladder descent was registered by ultrasonography, and the correct execution was controlled in both groups by superficial pelvic floor and abdominal electromyography. A Graphical User Interface on MATLAB software has been developed for aiding in offline measurement process.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Postpartum Disorder

Interventions

Pelvic Floor and Abdominal ExercisesOTHER

two repetitions of each exercise, during exhalation phase

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * women at postpartum period (more than 6 and less than 12 weeks after vaginal birth) * willingness to participate in the study * ability to contract Pelvic Floor Muscles correctly * written consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * caesarean birth * pelvic Floor disorders * neurological diseases

Locations (1)

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Toledo, Castille-La Mancha, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cranial or Caudal bladder base displacement measured in cm during the set of 6 exercises.

Cranial or Caudal bladder base displacement during pelvic floor and abdominal exercises, comparing the baseline at rest to the position at 25% of muscle recruitment, in each exercise.

Time frame: between 6 and 12 weeks after birth

Vertical and horizontal bladder neck displacement measured in cm during the set of 6 exercises.

Vertical and horizontal displacement of the bladder neck during pelvic floor and abdominal exercises, comparing the baseline at rest to the position at 25% of muscle recruitment in each exercise.

Time frame: between 6 and 12 weeks after birth

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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