Clinical trial NCT05440539: Educating Women About Pelvic Floor Disorders During Pregnancy
Official title: Educating Women About Pelvic Floor Disorders During Pregnancy From the 1st to the "4th Trimester": A Randomized Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pelvic Floor Disorders
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Keywords: pregnancy
education
prolapse
incontinence
Lead sponsor: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-01
Enrollment: 120
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized clinical trial
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the increase in knowledge of pregnant patients regarding pelvic floor disorders when comparing two educational interventions: written handouts vs interactive workshops.

Detailed description: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) are common and significantly affect the quality of life of many women as they age. Pregnancy has been identified as a major risk factor for developing PFDs later in life. Educating women about PFDs is essential to ensuring that they present to care in a timely manner. No study has investigated different education tools during pregnancy. The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial in pregnant patients comparing two educational tools: written materials about PFDs versus an educational workshops led by pelvic floor physical therapists (PFPTs). Pregnant patients will be recruited in the first and second trimester and randomized at that time. Knowledge will be assessed at baseline and again 6 weeks postpartum using the validated Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes will be evaluating referral patterns to urogynecology and to PFPTs from general OBGYNs and assessing any pelvic floor symptoms with the pelvic floor disability index (PFDI-20) at baseline and at 6 weeks postpartum.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant (prior to 27 weeks gestation)
* English speaking
* Greater than 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-english speaking
* unable to provide informed consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire (PIKQ)
timeFrame: < 5 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20)
timeFrame: < 5 minutes
measure: Phone Interview
timeFrame: < 10 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Houston Methodist Hospital
state: Texas
Study officials:
References:
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