Multimodal Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Survivors: Long-Term Efficacy, Optimal Protocols, and Adjunctive Therapies for Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.

NCT07420569 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2026-02-19

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Summary

Evaluate long-term efficacy of multimodal PFMT in chronic stroke survivors with PFD.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
  • Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks. • Group A (Standard PFMT): 3 supervised/week (weeks 1-8), 1/week (9-16) + home. • Group B (Intensified PFMT): 5/week

Prospective, assessor-blinded, four-arm parallel-group RCT with 1:1:1:1 allocation. Duration: 16 weeks supervised \+ 36 weeks home maintenance (total 12 months follow-up). Setting: Eight rehabilitation centers in Pakistan (e.g., Swat Psychiatric Care \& Rehabilitation Center, Al-Makki Rehabilitation Center, etc.).

OTHER

Core PFMT: 8-12 contractions (6-10s hold), 3 sets/day, progressed over 16 weeks.

Prospective, assessor-blinded, four-arm parallel-group RCT with 1:1:1:1 allocation. Duration: 16 weeks supervised \+ 36 weeks home maintenance (total 12 months follow-up). Setting: Eight rehabilitation centers in Pakistan (e.g., Swat Psychiatric Care \& Rehabilitation Center, Al-Makki Rehabilitation Center, etc.).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Iqra National University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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