New virtual group aims to ease pelvic floor struggles after childbirth
NCT ID NCT07429539
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 6-session virtual group program for new mothers with pelvic floor issues like pain or incontinence after childbirth. The group taught coping skills and education to improve quality of life. Sixteen participants joined to see if the program was helpful and easy to use.
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Study facts
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- 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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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.
Interested participants are eligible to participate if they: 1. Are experiencing pelvic floor symptoms following vaginal delivery within the past year; this may include urinary or fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse symptoms ("tampon falling out"), and pelvic pain. 2. Believe that their pelvic floor symptoms are negatively impacting wellbeing and quality of life. 3. Are under the care of a medical provider for management of physical symptoms (e.g., pelvic floor PT, urogynecologist, obstetrician gynecologist, primary care clinician, etc). 4. Are English-speaking. 5. Are comfortable participating in a virtual group-based setting. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cognitive disability that prevents participants from understanding and engaging with spoken and written group content 2. Suicidal thoughts or urges to harm oneself 3. Lack of private space to join the group sessions from 4. Current pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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