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Group therapy may ease recovery after severe childbirth tears
NCT ID NCT07667660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured group program with doctors and physiotherapists can improve quality of life for women who had a severe tear during childbirth. About 110 women will attend three group sessions focusing on healing, exercises, and emotional support. The goal is to see if this approach reduces symptoms like incontinence and improves mental health in the first year after birth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group-based educational and exercise sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, supportive group program to help women recover better after childbirth injuries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 110 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI - Grade 3-4 tear) and clinical follow-up postpartum at the "Pelvic Clinic" at Herlev Hospital * 18 years of age or above and the capacity to provide informed consent * Fluent in Danish language Exclusion Criteria: * Referred patients from other hospitals due to complicated healing * Patients where other Hospitals are responsible for the clinical follow-up
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Capital Region, 2730, Denmark
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