Which teaching method best trains the pelvic floor?
NCT ID NCT06306703
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers compare three ways to teach women how to contract their pelvic floor muscles: verbal explanation, digital vaginal palpation, and a perineometer device that gives feedback. The study enrolls women who have not had pelvic floor muscle training before. Before and after training, researchers measure muscle strength, endurance, and hiatal opening using ultrasound and a perineometer. The goal is to learn which teaching method helps women contract correctly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- three teaching methods for pelvic floor muscle contraction: verbal instruction, digital vaginal palpation, and perineometer-guided feedback
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves clearer, clinics could adopt it to help women contract their pelvic floor muscles correctly, which may improve bladder control and pelvic support.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and tests teaching techniques rather than a cure, so results may not apply to all women or settings. Correct contraction does not guarantee symptom relief.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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20 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Volunteering to participate in the study Getting a score of 25 or more from the "Mini Mental Test" Having pelvic floor muscle contraction ability Not having received pelvic floor muscle training before Vaginal examination Volunteering for education Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy Presence of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse over stage 2 Cooperation problem Presence of urinary infection Epilepsy Accompanying neurological disease
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe Universty
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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