Assessment of PFM Strength and Function After Radiotherapy Treatment in Women with Pelvic Cancers (PFM)

February 24, 2025 updated by: Eman Hassan Khalled Abotaleb, Cairo University

Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscles Strength and Function After Radiotherapy Treatment in Women with Pelvic Cancers

Assessment the effect of radiotherapy treatment on pelvic floor muscles in women with pelvic cancers

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Evaluate the impact of radiotherapy treament on pelvic floor muscles strength and function in women with cervical and rectal cancers

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alsharkia
      • Zagazeg, Alsharkia, Egypt, 44511
        • Elahrar oncology center and zagazeg university oncology center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

women aged between 30 and 50 years old diagnosed with cervix or rectal cancers and will be treated with preoperative radiotherapy for 5 weeks

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women between 30 -50 years old
  • diagnosed with cervix or rectal cancers
  • married
  • will be treated with preoperative radiotherapy for at least 5 weeks
  • had not any pelvic operations in the past

Exclusion Criteria:

  • un married women
  • Age below 30 or above 50 years old
  • has another type of pelvic tumors
  • has any metastasis
  • had any pelvic surgeries
  • will be treated with short course radiotherapy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PFM strength and function
Time Frame: 3 months
Pelvic floor muscles strength and function
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Elham Shahat Hassan, Lecturer of physical therapy

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 10, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 10, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0237617692

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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