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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03108170
Date of registration: 05/04/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Cairo University
Public title: Digital Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise During Pregnancy for Prevention of Perineal Laceration
Scientific title: Digital Perineal Massage and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise as an Antenatal Program for Prevention of Perineal Trauma in Elderly Women, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: April 12, 2017
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03108170
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     Eman Omran, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Cairo University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant women = 35 years old

- Primigravida or multi gravida

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of chronic constipation

- History of chronic cough

- Current or past urinary or anal incontinence

- History of genital prolapse before pregnancy

- History of neuromuscular disorders or connective tissue disorders

- History of medical disorders

- History of preterm or precipitate labour

- History of premature preterm rupture of membranes.

- Genital infections



Age minimum: 35 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Delivery; Injury, Maternal
Intervention(s)
Other: Educational pelvic floor dysfunction prevention program
Other: perineal massage program
Other: Pelvic floor muscle exercise program
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of participants who have perineal tears [Time Frame: At 15 minutes from delivery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Duration of the second stage of labour [Time Frame: At 15 minutes from delivery]
Proportion of participants who need episiotomy at time of delivery [Time Frame: At 15 minutes from delivery]
Secondary ID(s)
3644
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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