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Pelvic Floor Training Program and Perineal Trauma During Vaginal Birth

NCT07292948 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2025-12-18

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Summary

This study aims to determine whether a structured pelvic floor muscle training program during pregnancy can reduce perineal trauma during vaginal birth. Nulliparous pregnant women at 28 weeks of gestation or later were invited to participate. Women who chose to join the training program performed supervised pelvic floor exercises twice weekly and daily home exercises. Women who declined the program received standard antenatal care.

The study compared rates of severe perineal tears (third- or fourth-degree lacerations), episiotomy, the duration of the second stage of labor, postpartum urinary incontinence, and neonatal outcomes between the two groups. The goal of the study is to evaluate whether pelvic floor training can improve maternal and neonatal birth outcomes.

Conditions

  • Perineal Trauma
  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
  • Labor Complications
  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Program

A structured antenatal pelvic floor muscle training program consisting of twice-weekly supervised sessions and a daily home-exercise routine from 20 to 34 weeks of gestation. Sessions included repeated maximal voluntary pelvic floor contractions following a standardized protocol with progressive intensity. Adherence was monitored through attendance logs and weekly follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mehmet Incebıyik

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MEHMET İNCEBIYIK, MD · Harran University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
36 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-02
Primary Completion
2025-09-02
Completion
2025-09-02

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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