Exploring Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Egyptian Female Athletes

Exploring Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Egyptian Female Athletes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Implications for Performance

This Study is aiming to identify the prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes in Egypt and which sports contribute more in increasing their number. helping in gathering information about the risk factors and raising awarness about Pelvic floor dysfunction

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Female; Sports; Public Health; Pelvic Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: the pelvic floor disability index

Detailed Description

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Is there high prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction among athletic females in Egypt and if there is specific sports contributing to that? the Sample are the Females recruited from different clubs across Egypt, female athletes who participated in previous studies and got thier contact and consent and by a Google form sent via links through social media aiming to reach a wide varieties of athletes across egypt . They will be selected according to the following eligibility criteria. the pelvic floor disability index will be used to evaluate pelvic floor. The questionnaire, transferred to Google Form, consists of 20 questions divided into three sections: Pelvic Organ prolapse Distress Inventory 6 (POPDI-6), Colorectal-Anal distress Inventory 8 (CRAD-8) and Urinary distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6). Fifteen participants, randomly selected by administrative staff, academics, and students of the Faculty of Physiotherapy at Cairo University, will test the questionnaire to identify any issues with language or format.

Data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS (version 22) for Windows. Demographic data will be analyzed using ANOVA. Bivariate correlation will be used to assess relationships between pelvic floor dysfunction and risk factors and demographic data. A p-value less than 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

our criteria consists of

Inclusion Criteria:

• Their age will range from 16 to 60 years.
• Female gender only.
• Females engaged in regular sports or athletic activities..
• Currently residing in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not currently involved in sports or physical activities.
• Egyptian females living outside Egypt.
• Participants involved in para-athletics. the concent from the participants is taken either verbally or Via the google form sent as mentioned above there will be a consent declaration at the beginning of the form for the participants to approve to participate.

as for the participant withdrawl : A thorough description of the procedure will be explained and they understand they may withdraw their consent and discontinue participation in this research and no consequences for the participant in withdrawing. Their data will be removed.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 50

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Females recruited from different clubs across Egypt

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Their age will range from 16 to 60 years.
• Female gender only.
• Females engaged in regular sports or athletic activities..
• Currently residing in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not currently involved in sports or physical activities.
• Egyptian females living outside Egypt.
• Participants involved in para-athletics.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
pelvic floor disability index	the pelvic floor disability index will be used to evaluate pelvic floor. The questionnaire, transferred to Google Form, consists of 20 questions divided into three sections: Pelvic Organ prolapse Distress Inventory 6 (POPDI-6), Colorectal-Anal distress Inventory 8 (CRAD-8) and Urinary distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6).	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): April 13, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 13, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Public Health; Pelvic Disorders; pelvic dysfunctions
• Other Study ID Numbers: P.T.REC/012/005380

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