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Motherhood and Pelvic Health (MAP Study)

NCT02512016 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1079

Last updated 2021-08-02

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Summary

The Motherhood and Pelvic health study (MAP), Bridging physical and cultural determinants of postpartum pelvic floor support and symptoms following vaginal delivery, uses mixed methods research to study the influences of intra-abdominal pressure, physical activity and strength on pelvic floor support and symptoms and the cultural context in which women experience those changes.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Pelvic Floor Function and Symptoms

Interventions

OTHER

Study Procedures

* Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification exam (3rd tri, 8 wks and 1 yr postpartum) * Intra-abdominal pressure measure. At 8 weeks: IAP during lifting 12.5 kg and abdominal muscle endurance testing. At 1 year: IAP during lifting 17.5 kg and abdominal muscle endurance testing. * Accelerometry: Wrist accelerometer (objective quantification of physical activity) x 1 wk 2-3 and 5-6 wks and 6 mo postpartum. * Measures of strength and body habitus: 8 weeks and 1 year postpartum: Abdominal muscle endurance Abdominal adiposity Body mass index 1 year postpartum: Pelvic floor muscle strength: tested using a Peritron manometer Body composition: using air displacement plethysmography using the BodPod * Qualitative interviews: A smaller number of participants will be purposefully selected for the qualitative interviews in order to understand examples of the postpartum sensations and experiences of women with a wide variety of characteristics and from various social and cultural settings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ingrid Nygaard, MD · University of Utah

  • Marlen Egger, PhD · University of Utah

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2019-01-31
Completion
2020-08-15

Countries

  • United States

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