Pelvic Floor Exercises for Suboptimal Anorectal Manometry
Recruiting
Observational Study
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust · Other
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About This Trial
Currently, guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists stipulate that all women who have sustained an obstetric anal sphincter injury in a previous pregnancy and who are symptomatic or have abnormal endoanal ultrasonography and/ or manometry should be counselled regarding the option of an elective Caesarean section. An abnormal endoanal ultrasonography is currently consid…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Female patients who have sustained an obstetric anal sphincter injury after their most recent delivery and:
1. Are at least 6 weeks postpartum
2. Has not received any form of guided pelvic floor exercises by a licensed women's health physiotherapist postpartum
2. Eithe…
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