Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Exercises in Pediatric Patients

NCT07267364 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-05-04

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Summary

Dysfunctional voiding (DY) is one of the most common conditions in children. Various treatments are available. Participants will be randomly assigned to either PFMT (Group I) or PFMT+DNS (Group II). PFMT is the gold standard and routinely administered in hospitals for children diagnosed with dysfunctional voiding who are referred by a urologist. The PFMT group serves as the control group, and treatment will be scheduled for a total of 10 weeks, three days a week. During PFMT, children receive instruction about the pelvic floor using video visuals and increase awareness of their pelvic floor muscles. They are then instructed on how to contract and relax their muscles to control urination. DNS training is an exercise model that begins with spinal stabilization and addresses muscle synergies. Patients included in the study will be evaluated twice, at the beginning and at the end of the treatment: Voiding Disorders Symptom Score (VODS), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0), Pediatric Incontinence Questionnaire (PIN-Q), Bladder Bowel Dysfunction Scale (BDS), Bristol gaita scale, and Children's Body Image Scale.

Conditions

  • Urology
  • Pediatric Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PFMT

During PFMT, children are taught about the pelvic floor using video visuals and their awareness of the pelvic floor muscles is increased. They are then instructed on how to contract and relax their muscles to control urination. DNS exercises, on the other hand, is an exercise model that begins with spinal stabilization and focuses on muscle synergies. Participants in the study will be assessed twice: at the beginning and end of treatment, using the Voiding Disorders Symptom Score (VDSS), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0), the Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction Scale (BBS), Pediatric Incontinence Questionnaire (PIN-Q), Bristol gaita scale, Children's Depression Scale (CDS) and the Children's Body Image Scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Necmettin Erbakan University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-11
Primary Completion
2026-02-01
Completion
2026-04-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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