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Effects of Spinal Stabilization on the Pelvic Floor in Women With Multiple Sclerosis

NCT07074587 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-07-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of spinal stabilization exercises focusing on the pelvic floor on core stability, urinary symptoms and pelvic floor muscle function in women with Multiple Sclerosis and lower urinary tract symptoms. Participants will be randomly assigned to a control group that receives pelvic floor muscle exercises only or an experimental group that receives both pelvic floor muscle exercises and spinal stabilization exercise focused on the pelvic floor. Outcome measures will be assessed pre- and post-intervention using validated instruments.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pelvic floor muscle exercises

Pelvic floor muscle exercises will be taught with an innovative approach based on the principles of finding, feeling, forcing, following and functional training of the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscle exercises will be applied as 3 sets in the first 2 weeks, 4 sets in the 3rd and 4th weeks, 5 sets in the 5th and 6th weeks, and finally 6 sets in the 7th and 8th weeks. Individuals will continue their pelvic floor muscle exercises as a home program.

BEHAVIORAL

Spinal stabilization exercises focusing on the pelvic floor + Pelvic floor muscle exercises

This program consists of 3 phases: 30 minutes of spinal stabilization exercises focusing on the pelvic floor, 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises.The exercises will consist of 3 phases: static, dynamic and functional phases. Individuals will perform static phase exercises for the first 2 weeks, then dynamic phase exercises in the 3rd and 5th weeks and finally functional phase exercise in the 6th and 8th weeks. Individuals will be asked to maintain neutral spine position and abdominal bracing during pelvic floor muscle contraction during all exercises. Individuals will maintain the contraction for 5-10 seconds for 10 repetitions in each position in all phases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abant Izzet Baysal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • gözde tekin, Msc · Abant Izzet Baysal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-30
Primary Completion
2027-10-15
Completion
2027-12-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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