Movement-Based Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation. To address this issue, a movement-based pelvic health education course was developed to assess women's knowledge and adherence of the exercises in an underserved region in Western Arkansas.The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a single movement-based pelvic health education session on general pelvic health knowledge, underactive pelvic floor, and overactive pelvic floor knowledge and adherence to performing pelvic exercises in women.

Official Title
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Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities

Conditions
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, Pelvic Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Movement-based pelvic health education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18 years of age or older female-identifying ability to speak English or provide own translator ability to complete the questionnaires clearance from physician if pregnant access to internet Exclusion Criteria: -Experiencing pelvic pain and/or pregnant and does not have physician clearance to participate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 100 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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Women in the Community<br>Movement-Based pelvic health education | Other: Movement-based pelvic health education<br>* A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Knowledge Acquisition | Participants complete a questionnaire pre, post, and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire includes true/false questions: 10 general knowledge, 10 underactive pelvic floor, 10 overactive pelvic floor. The more correct answers the participant submits, the higher the score. Answer options: True, False, I don't know. | 1 month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Exercise Adherence | Participants complete a questionnaire pre-session and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire included questions related to the number of times per week the participant implemented pelvic floor movements and options were: Never less than once a week about once a week 2 or 3 times a week at least once a day twice on most days twice each day | 1 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Women's health, Community education, Underserved population