Dynamics of Pelvic Floor Muscles With Different Phonation Patterns Among Female Students

NCT06716268 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005285
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to know if there is relation between the dynamics of pelvic floor muscles and different phonation pattern.

Conditions

Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia; Phonation Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessment of pelvic floor muscle displacement

  Pelvic floor displacement during phonation will be assessed using trans-abdominal ultrasound with a 3.5-MHz transducer. Posterior bladder wall displacement will be measured in the sagittal plane with standardized markers at rest and maximal distortion. A bladder filling protocol will ensure imaging clarity. Participants will perform pelvic floor tasks (e.g., contraction, strain, Valsalva) and phonation/respiratory exercises (e.g., "ah" sounds, coughing, SOVT exercises). Tasks will last 3 seconds, be repeated thrice, and baseline and end measurements will be recorded.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Voice pitch classification

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

Twenty healthy female university students

They will be selected from the faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo university

Other: phonation and respiratory tasks

Interventions

phonation and respiratory tasks OTHER

Participants performed various tasks to evaluate pelvic floor muscle activity and displacement. These included a maximum voluntary contraction ("cutting off the flow of urine mid-stream"), a pelvic floor strain ("bearing down for a bowel movement"), and the Valsalva maneuver to clear the Eustachian tubes. Additionally, phonation and respiratory exercises were conducted, such as producing the "ah" sound at different pitches, open-mouth exhalation, coughing, and semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises using a small coffee straw, commonly used in singing warm-ups to enhance vocal efficiency. Each task lasted 3 seconds, with 1-minute rest intervals to assess their impact on pelvic floor displacement

Twenty healthy female university students

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Twenty healthy female university students will participate in this study. They will be selected from faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University.

You may qualify if:

• \- 1. They should be virgin, healthy female physiotherapy students. 2. They have regular menstruation (3-8 days in duration, with 21-35 days in-between).
• \. Their ages will range from 18 to 25 years old. 4. Their body mass index (BMI) will range from 18 to 24.9 Kg/m2. 5. Their waist- hip ratio will be less than (0.8).

You may not qualify if:

• Any urological, gynecological, respiratory, or vocal disorders in the previous 12 weeks.
• Pelvic floor dysfunction.
• Professionally trained singers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dysphonia

Interventions

Phonation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Voice Disorders; Laryngeal Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Doaa A Osman, PhD

  Ass. prof.

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Amel M Yousef, PhD

  professor

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Nesma A Elhofy, Bs.C

CONTACT

01015915487; nesma.aziz@cu.edu.eg

Amira N Abdellattif, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2024
• First Posted: December 4, 2024
• Study Start: December 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 3, 2025
• Study Completion: January 10, 2025
• Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

EG (1)