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Evaluation of Levator Ani Muscle Injury in Primiparous

NCT04980235 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 355

Last updated 2021-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

pelvic floor muscles play an important role in supporting the pelvic organs. Vaginal birth leads to defects in pelvic muscles and hence subsequent pelvic organ prolapse and urinary and fecal incontinence can occur . Transperineal ultrasonography study pelvic floor pathology with minimal discomfort to the patient and lower cost than magnetic resonance imaging.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Floor Disorders

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

transperineal 3D ultrasound

All ultrasound volumes were acquired 7days after delivery and another examination 6weeks post-delivery by one experienced sonographers using a GEVoluson p8 (GE Healthcare) equipped with a 4-8-MHz curved array 3Dultrasound transducer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alexandria University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mervat AM Elsersy, MD · Assistant professor

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-20
Primary Completion
2021-07-30
Completion
2021-08-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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