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Pelvic floor workshop for Perineal Injury (PPFW Trial)

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Led By Ola Malabarey

Research Sponsored by Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from beginning of study to 12 months post-partum

Awards & highlights

PPFW Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a pelvic floor education workshop can help improve pelvic floor disorders in women who are at high risk for them.

Eligible Conditions

Perineal Injury
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

PPFW Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from beginning of study to 12 months post-partum

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from beginning of study to 12 months post-partum

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from beginning of study to 12 months post-partum for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Pelvic floor distress inventory

Secondary outcome measures

Adherence to pelvic floor exercises

Seeking medical care for pelvic floor symptoms

PPFW Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

One-time in-person workshop with pelvic floor physiotherapist

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Standard care

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Pelvic floor workshop

2021

N/A

~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Hamilton Health Sciences CorporationLead Sponsor

368 Previous Clinical Trials

300,901 Total Patients Enrolled

Ola MalabareyPrincipal InvestigatorHamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Will this research be limited to a specific age group?

"This particular trial is only open to patients aged 18-50. However, if you are either under or over that age bracket, there are 11 and 83 other trials respectively that may be a better fit."

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How many volunteers are desired for this experiment?

"That is correct. The trial, which was initially posted on February 1st 2021 and edited as recently as October 21st 2021, is still recruiting patients. 50 participants are needed from 2 sites."

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Who meets the physical and mental qualifications to take part in this experiment?

"The aim of this trial is to find 50 participants that have pelvic floor disorders and are between 18-50 years old. Most importantly, patients should meet the following qualifications: They must have sustained damage to the perineum or pelvic floor from one or more of the following causes: third or fourth degree laceration, postpartum (no more than 4 weeks postpartum at time of group allocation), vaginal delivery, vacuum or forceps assisted vaginal delivery."

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Are people with the desired condition eligible to participate in this research?

"Yes, this trial is currently open for enrollment according to the information published on clinicaltrials.gov. The listing was first created on February 1st, 2021 and updated most recently on October 21st, 2021."

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Recent research and studies

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Postpartum Pelvic Floor Workshop

Ola Malabarey 2021. "Postpartum Pelvic Floor Workshop". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04754984.