Movement-Based Pelvic Health Education for Women in Underserved Communities

NCT05569694 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Kendrick PH
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is essential to provide the community with evidenced-based care to optimize healthcare outcomes; more specifically, women in underserved communities undergoing health disparities in rehabilitation. To address this issue, a movement-based pelvic health education course was developed to assess women's knowledge and adherence of the exercises in an underserved region in Western Arkansas.The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a single movement-based pelvic health education session on general pelvic health knowledge, underactive pelvic floor, and overactive pelvic floor knowledge and adherence to performing pelvic exercises in women.

Conditions

Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness; Pelvic Pain

Keywords

Women's health; Community education; Underserved population

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge Acquisition

  Participants complete a questionnaire pre, post, and one-month following the intervention. The questionnaire includes true/false questions: 10 general knowledge, 10 underactive pelvic floor, 10 overactive pelvic floor. The more correct answers the participant submits, the higher the score. Answer options: True, False, I don't know.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Exercise Adherence

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

Women in the Community

EXPERIMENTAL

Movement-Based pelvic health education

Other: Movement-based pelvic health education

Interventions

Movement-based pelvic health education OTHER

A single virtual education session led by a physical therapist trained in pelvic health. The virtual course was approximately one hour and included movement-based education through various positions, exercises, and movements with explanations for each pose as it relates to pelvic health.

Women in the Community

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• female-identifying
• ability to speak English or provide own translator
• ability to complete the questionnaires
• clearance from physician if pregnant
• access to internet

You may not qualify if:

• Experiencing pelvic pain and/or pregnant and does not have physician clearance to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Arkansas Colleges of Health Education: lead

Study Sites (1)

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Fort Smith, Arkansas, 72916, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pelvic Pain; Health Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2022
• First Posted: October 6, 2022
• Study Start: January 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: July 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

US (1)