Pelvic Floor Exercises in Patients With Sjögren's

NCT05079581 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2022-10-12

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Summary

When the literature is examined, the positive effects of pelvic floor exercises on sexual functions have been supported by studies. However, the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercises on pelvic floor problems in women with sjögren has not been examined in the literature. The aim of this study is in order to examine the effect of pelvic floor exercises on sexual function in women with primer Sjögren Syndrome (pSS), since these negativities affect both the quality of life and sexual functions in women with pSS.

This is a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of 8 weeks of home-based pelvic floor exercises on pain, sexual dysfunction and quality of life on women with sjogren's.

Conditions

  • Sjögren
  • Sjögren Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Pelvic floor exercises

The participants in the intervention group will be taught exercises involving strengthening the muscles around the pelvic floor in sitting, standing and lying positions by a physiotherapist who has been trained in women's health for 4 years and will be asked to perform them as home exercises every day for 8 weeks. The exercises are as follows: They will be asked to tighten the muscles around the urethra, vagina and rectum as hard as possible, upwards and inwards (from the bottom up) and hold it in this way for 8-10 seconds. It will be applied in different positions as in the table.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-15
Primary Completion
2022-08-15
Completion
2022-08-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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