Exercise and pelvic floor education for pelvic floor problems
Part of Kidney & urinary, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests a gentle exercise program plus educational sessions to help women with symptoms like leaking urine, heaviness in the pelvis, or constipation. The program focuses on your trunk and pelvic floor muscles and may improve your symptoms.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman and 18 years or older
- You have at least one symptom like urine or stool leakage, a feeling of pressure or bulging in the pelvic area, or trouble passing stool that bothers you
- You are not currently seeing a physiotherapist or midwife for pelvic floor treatment
- You can get up from lying down to standing without help
- You can read, write, and speak French
- You are not pregnant and your body mass index is below 40
- You have not had pelvic surgery in the last 3 months, are more than 3 months after childbirth, and have no current urinary tract infection, blood in urine, or pelvic cancer
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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