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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01672697
Physical Therapy for Women With Obstetric Trauma and Anal Incontinence
Effects of Physical Therapy on Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Postpartum Women Following Severe Perineal Trauma: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is a prospective trial involving 65 woman who sustained a severe laceration or episiotomy during their first vaginal delivery to determine if postpartum intervention with physical/behavioral therapy improves their quality of life in regard to anal incontinence. The primary outcome measure is functional and based on a change in score of the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQOL) validated questionnaire from baseline (2-weeks after delivery date) to study completion (12-weeks after delivery date). The secondary outcome measure is physiologic and reflects a change in anal sphincter resting tone from baseline to study completion.
After the screening questionnaires to determine eligibility in the study, each study subject will be consented for participation then undergo a baseline physical exam (including pelvic exam and rectal exam) at a range of 2- to 4- weeks after delivery date. In addition, after this initial exam, all women will be randomized immediately to receive (1) no further treatments, or (2) physical and behavioral therapy.
The investigators will study these two groups of women for 24 total weeks after the date of delivery. The intervention group will include patients randomized to receiving PT/BT for 4 weekly sessions after their vaginal delivery and laceration (episiotomy) repair. The control group (no intervention) will include patients randomized to receiving the standard of care (no physical or behavioral therapy) after their vaginal delivery and laceration (episiotomy) repair.
Each group will undergo the baseline testing: a pelvic exam (to measure the strength of your muscles) and anal-rectal manometry (i.e. rectal exam with insertion of a small sensor to measure the strength of your sphincter); and be asked to complete a series of brief questionnaires. These questionnaires will be administered again to both groups at 6-weeks, 12-weeks, and 24-weeks after their delivery date. Study completion physical exams including a repeat pelvic exam and repeat anal-rectal manometry will be conducted at 12-weeks after delivery date.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220
- TriHealth
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primiparous women aged 18 years of older
- Vaginal delivery, vacuum-assisted-vaginal-delivery (VAVD), or forceps-assisted-vaginal-delivery (FAVD) of a neonate of gestational age:
- 27 completed weeks
- Singleton or vaginal delivery of multiple gestation
- Able to read and speak the English language
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to comply with physical therapy or office visits
- Unreliable transportation
- Preexisting neurologic, musculoskeletal or neuromuscular disorder rendering them unable to perform physical therapy requirements
- Cesarean delivery
- History of prior surgery for anorectal incontinence (i.e. sphincteroplasty
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Physical & Behavioral Therapy Group
Intervention Group: Randomized to Physical Therapy (PT)
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Other Names:
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No Intervention: Control Group
Control Group:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQOL)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale (FIQOL) is a 29-item instrument developed with the support of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons that measures the impact of anal incontinence over four domains: Lifestyle, Coping/behavior, Depression/self-perceptions, and Embarrassment.
The FIQL has demonstrated validity and reliability.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Anal-rectal manometry (ARM)
Time Frame: baseline (2 weeks post delivery) to completion (12 weeks post delivery)
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Anal Rectal Manometry (ARM) will be completed by all participants at baseline (week 2 visit) and completion (week 12 visit); a small caliber soft flexible disposable air-filled catheter will be placed in the patient's rectum to a depth of 5cm in order to obtain the resting tone and squeezing pressure of the sphincter, per the protocol and patient preparatory instructions as provided by Laborie Medical Technologies (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) for use with their Triton Aquarius Urodynamics® chair and compatible UDS120 software.
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baseline (2 weeks post delivery) to completion (12 weeks post delivery)
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI) is a frequency matrix developed with support of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons that assigns patient-weighted values to various frequencies and types of incontinence.
The FISI has demonstrated correlation with the FIQL.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Short Form-12 (SF-12)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Short Form-12 (SF-12) is a brief 12-item questionnaire to assess a subject's current general health.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is a 19-item questionnaire that can be administered in any age group and focuses on individual function via six domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6) is a 6-question instrument about lower urinary tract symptoms separated into 3 scales: irritative symptoms, obstructive/discomfort symptoms and stress symptoms.
Respondents rate the degree to which each is bothersome on a 4-point scale.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7) is a 7 item companion to the UDI-6 with condition-specific quality of life questions assessing the degree to which lower urinary tract symptoms affect daily activities via 4 scales: travel, social, emotional and physical.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Vaginal Electromyography (EMG)
Time Frame: baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Vaginal EMG readings will be completed by all participants at baseline (week 2 visit) and completion (week 12 visit); these electrodes are inserted vaginally and readings are recorded in μV to determine pelvic floor tone for correlation with ARM in order to determine if differences in primary and secondary outcomes for both groups are due to the BT/PT intervention.
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baseline (2-weeks post delivery) to completion (12-weeks post delivery)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Rachel Pauls, MD, TriHealth Inc.
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Woodley SJ, Lawrenson P, Boyle R, Cody JD, Morkved S, Kernohan A, Hay-Smith EJC. Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 6;5(5):CD007471. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub4.
- Oakley SH, Ghodsi VC, Crisp CC, Estanol MV, Westermann LB, Novicki KM, Kleeman SD, Pauls RN. Impact of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy on Quality of Life and Function After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jul-Aug;22(4):205-13. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000255.
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 12005-TriHealth
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
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