Pelvic Floor Muscle Training During Pregnancy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Southern Denmark

About this trial

The project seeks to investigate effectiveness of PFMT during pregnancy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Woman in the 1st trimester of pregnancy (up to 12+6 weeks of gestation)

Para 0 (no previous birth or pregnancy > 16 weeks of gestation)

Understands, writes, and reads fluently in Danish or English

Has a smart phone or computer/tablet to reach the training program

Disqualifiers

Severe psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression or anxiety)

Active substance abuse

Acute social crises (e.g. homelessness, ongoing domestic violence, severe financial instability, lack of social support)

Women with limited capacity to provide informed consent (due to cognitive impairment or language barriers)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • PFMT
  • Standard care

Treatment groups

734 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators