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Could simple exercises tip the scales toward natural birth for older moms?
NCT ID NCT07771543
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a 10-week therapeutic exercise program, including relaxation and stretching, can influence the mode of delivery in first-time mothers aged 35-40 who have a rigid perineum. Participants are randomly assigned to either the exercise program plus routine advice, or routine advice alone. Researchers will compare rates of normal vaginal, instrumental, and cesarean deliveries, as well as pelvic floor muscle tone and newborn health scores.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- therapeutic exercise program (relaxation and stretching exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this exercise program could offer a non-invasive way to increase the chances of a normal vaginal delivery in older first-time mothers with a rigid perineum.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial (60 participants) and results may not apply to all women. The exercises may not change delivery outcomes, and individual responses can vary.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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35 to 40 years
- 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: * 60 elderly primipara women at their 27 -28 weeks' of gestation diagnosed with rigid perineum were enrolled. Their ages ranged from 35-40 years and their body mass index (BMI) did not surpass 30 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants diagnosed with heart disease, lung disease, incompetent cervix or cervical cerclage, intrauterine fetal growth retardation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, severe anaemia, thyroid disease, placenta previa, unexplained vaginal bleeding, or active preterm labor, as well as patients with current multiple gestation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beni-Suef University
Banī Suwayf, Egypt
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Faculty of Physical Therapy- Beni-Suef University
Banī Suwayf, Egypt
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