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Pelvic Floor Activity and Breathing in Women

NCT01694979 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2012-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The pelvic floor and diaphragm work together in many different functions. Two important functions are breathing and continence. The pelvic floor muscles have to lift and squeeze to maintain continence. Breathing, specifically breathing out, makes the pelvic floor lift. The investigators don't know how much the pelvic floor lifts and squeezes during different types of breathing out. The purpose of this study is to measure pelvic floor lift and squeeze during different types of breathing out.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Floor
  • Respiration

Interventions

OTHER

Minimum expiration effort

Subjects perform a forced expiration at minimum effort

OTHER

Moderate expiration effort

Subjects perform a forced expiration at moderate effort

OTHER

Maximum expiration effort

Subjects perform a forced expiration at maximum effort

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kitani, Lenore, PT

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lenore J Kitani, B.S. PT · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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