Pelvic floor exercises tested as pain relief for nerve condition
NCT ID NCT07446556
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares a 6-month physiotherapy program focused on pelvic floor relaxation to no structured exercise in women with pudendal neuralgia, a chronic pelvic pain condition. Researchers will measure muscle stiffness using ultrasound and track symptoms like pain and sexual distress. The goal is to see if this gentle exercise approach can reduce discomfort and improve daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pelvic floor relaxation physiotherapy program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a non-drug, non-surgical way to ease pelvic pain and improve quality of life for women with pudendal neuralgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 83 participants. The results may not apply to all women, and the program requires daily home exercise for 6 months, which may be hard to maintain.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Sep 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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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female participants aged 18 years or older * Confirmed diagnosis of pudendal neuralgia based on all five Nantes diagnostic criteria * Duration of symptoms at least 3 months * Written informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric, neurological (except pudendal neuralgia), severe internal medical, orthopedic, or oncological disease * Botulinum toxin therapy within the previous 12 months * Pelvic surgery within the previous 12 months * Incomplete or incorrectly completed questionnaires * Refusal to participate or withdrawal of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Comenius University Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Slovakia
Martin, Slovakia, Slovakia