Phone-Based support may help new moms strengthen pelvic floor
NCT ID NCT07228806
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding weekly phone calls (telerehabilitation) to standard pelvic floor exercises helps new mothers stick with the program. Sixty women who had a vaginal delivery will be split into two groups: one gets the exercises alone, the other gets the exercises plus weekly check-in calls. The goal is to see if the calls improve muscle strength and reduce pelvic floor issues.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telerehabilitation (weekly phone calls to support pelvic floor exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help new mothers stick with pelvic floor exercises and reduce common postpartum problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The benefit of phone calls over standard care 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 45 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: 1. Aged between 18 and 45 2. Primiparous women 3. Term vaginal delivery 4. 6 weeks postpartum 5. Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of faecal or urinary incontinence prior to pregnancy 2. Use of assisted delivery devices (vacuum, forceps) 3. Presence of neurological disease 4. Presence of psychiatric illness or cognitive problems that make it difficult to answer questions 5. Caesarean section delivery 6. History of diabetes mellitus 7. Perineal rupture
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, Yenimahalle, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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