Physiotherapy Exercise Programme for Pelvic Floor Function in Healthy Young Women

NCT07848451 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DPC.LGP.01.17
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study evaluated the effects of a 12-week physiotherapy exercise programme on pelvic floor and abdominopelvic function in healthy young nulliparous women. Participants were randomly allocated to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention included supervised and home-based exercises focused on postural organization, breathing coordination, and lumbopelvic-abdominal muscle control. The control group continued their usual activities without receiving the study intervention. Pelvic floor muscle function, abdominopelvic functional responses, respiratory function, and health-related quality of life were assessed.

Conditions

Pelvic Floor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Subumbilical Cough Test

  Qualitative assessment of abdominal wall response during coughing. The outcome was categorized as no bulging or bulging of the abdominal wall. Bulging was defined as caudal bulging of the umbilicopubic region during the cough maneuver, indicating insufficient abdominal muscle activation.

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength - Modified Oxford Scale

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

• Pelvic Floor Muscle Endurance

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

• Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction Pressure

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

• Abdominal Diastasis Functional Test

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

• Transversus Abdominis Activation Test

  Baseline and after the 12-week intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this group completed a 12-week physiotherapy exercise programme focused on postural organization, breathing coordination, and lumbopelvic-abdominal muscle control, combining supervised sessions with home-based exercise.

Behavioral: Multimodal Physiotherapy Exercise Programme

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants assigned to this group continued their usual activities and did not receive the study exercise programme during the 12-week study period.

Interventions

Multimodal Physiotherapy Exercise Programme BEHAVIORAL

Participants completed a 12-week exercise programme combining postural organization, breathing coordination, and lumbopelvic-abdominal motor control. The programme included a 20-minute supervised session once weekly, complemented by home-based exercise.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Female university students aged 18 to 26 years.
• Nulliparous.
• No gynecological pathology.
• No respiratory pathology.
• History of sexual intercourse.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Sirvent-Pinar MA, Iglesias-Comesaña A, Guerrero-Rubio MA, Alarcón-Alarcón D, Rodríguez-Blanco N, Pérez de Arrilucea Le Floc'h U. Development and reproducible description of a multimodal physiotherapy intervention for pelvic floor health: a methodological report. BMC Women's Health. 2026. doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04779-3.

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Luís Gómez Pérez, PhD

  Universidad Miguel Hernández

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Outcome assessors and the statistician were blinded to group allocation. Participants and the physiotherapist supervising the intervention were not blinded due to the nature of the intervention.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2026
• First Posted: September 30, 2026
• Study Start: November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2017
• Study Completion: May 1, 2017
• Last Updated: September 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share