protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06294197, orgStudyIdInfo id: PhD Thesis, briefTitle: Examination of the Effects of Pelvic Floor Exercises on Vaginal and Sexual Health in Postmenopausal Women., statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-01-13, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-07-13, completionDateStruct date: 2024-12-13, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-05, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-05, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Hatice Gulsah Kurne, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The purpose of this study; To investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises on vaginal and sexual health in postmenopausal women. Vaginal symptoms such as vaginal dryness, burning and dyspareunia occur in the postmenopausal period. Vaginal symptoms affect sexual function, leading to a decrease in quality of life. In our study, we plan to evaluate vaginal dryness, one of the vaginal symptoms, using Schirmer's Test. Also in our study; Severities of vaginal dryness, burning and dyspareunia will be evaluated with the visual analog scale (VAS), sexual function will be evaluated with the Post-Menopausal Sexuality Questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Scale, vaginal aging will be evaluated with the Daily Effect of Vaginal Aging Scale, and the presence/severity of pelvic floor symptoms will be evaluated with the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20. The cases will be randomized into two groups and pelvic floor exercises will be given to one group. After the exercises are given, vaginal pH and moistness will be evaluated for acute effect. In the other group, vaginal PH and moisture will be measured after 5 minutes. The cases will be followed without any intervention to the control group. After 12 weeks, the same evaluations will be made to both groups and the results will be compared. The data will be compared using appropriate statistical methods (statistical significance value will be taken as p\<0.05) and discussed with the literature., conditionsModule conditions: Sexual Dysfunction, conditions: Postmenopausal Symptoms, conditions: Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: Parallel Assignment Randomized Healthy Participants, primaryPurpose: TREATMENT, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 20, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Pelvic Floor Exercises, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Schirmer's Test, secondaryOutcomes measure: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), secondaryOutcomes measure: Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), secondaryOutcomes measure: Postmenopausal Sexuality Questionnaire (PMSQ), secondaryOutcomes measure: Vaginal Daily Impact of Aging Scale (VDIAS), secondaryOutcomes measure: Disturbing Pelvic Floor Inventory-20, secondaryOutcomes measure: Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, eligibilityModule sex: FEMALE, minimumAge: 18 Years, maximumAge: 80 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, status: RECRUITING, city: Istanbul, state: Fatih, zip: 34098, country: Turkey, contacts name: Nebahat Uzunay, MD, role: CONTACT, phone: +905052609436, email: nebahatuzunay@gmail.com, geoPoint lat: 41.01384, lon: 28.94966, hasResults: False