Female Chronic Pelvic Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency and severity of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in adult women living in Copenhagen Country and Zealand Country (total population 2,4 million), Denmark, in relation to selected factors, such as basic demographic and clinical factors, health related quality of life, physical activity and abnormal muscular findings in the pelvic area.

Detailed Description
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Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency and severity of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in adult women living in Copenhagen Country and Zealand Country (total population 2,4 million), Denmark, in relation to selected factors, such as basic demographic and clinical factors, health related quality of life, physical activity and abnormal muscular findings in the pelvic area. Methods: The study is designed as a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey and two randomly selected age stratified groups of the responding participating women, one with or one without pain, will receive a clinical examination by a specialist physiotherapist for abnormal muscular finding in the pelvic, lower abdominal or inguinal area. Results: Descriptive characteristics will be obtained by univariate analysis and presented as means with standard deviations, or percentages. T test and the Mann-Whitney test will be used to analyze continuous data with and without normal distribution, respectively, and the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test will be used to analyze categorical data, as appropriate. Correlation between self-reported CPP and abnormal muscular findings will be analysed. Logistic regression analysis will be used to identify the independent variables significantly associated with CPP. For logistic regression analysis, we will select only those findings that are significant as determined by Fisher's exact or the Chi-square test, with values of 0 and 1 assigned to the absence and presence, respectively, of each variable in each subject.

Official Title
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Female Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics With Particular Reference to the Pelvic Musculature

Conditions
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Pelvic Pain, Abdominal Pain, Painful Bladder Syndrome, Interstitial Cystitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Chronic pelvic pain


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Women ≥ 18 years Living in Copenhagen Country (Region H) Capable of reading, writing and speaking Danish Exclusion Criteria: Pain limited solely to the perineal skin or introitus (vulvodynia) Pregnancy, cancer, active pelvic inflammatory disease Operation in the pelvic during the last 6 months Cognitively impaired individuals

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Adult females with CPP living in Denmark<br> | Other: Chronic pelvic pain<br>* A physioterapeutic examination of abnormal muscular findings, i.e tonus, elasticitt and strength, in the pelvic area connected to female CPP.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
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 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Physiotherapy, Multidisciplinary Pain Centers, Pain measurements, Physical activity, Quality of life