NCT04758468

Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in People With Multiple Sclerosis

Completed NA Last updated 29 March 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training in Multiple Sclerosis in 45 participants. Completed in 15 November 2021.

Timeline

18 February 2021

Primary endpoint
15 November 2021

15 November 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Dokuz Eylul University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	45
Start date	18 February 2021
Primary completion	15 November 2021
Estimated completion	15 November 2021
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training
• Home-based pelvic floor muscle training

Conditions studied

• Multiple Sclerosis — all drugs for Multiple Sclerosis →
• Urinary Incontinence — all drugs for Urinary Incontinence →

Sponsor

Dokuz Eylul University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Multiple Sclerosis or Urinary Incontinence. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence and sexual function has been known for many years. However, the evaluation of its effectiveness in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has recently begun and the level of evidence is limited. In addition, the applicability of pelvic floor muscle training based on telerehabilitation in the presence of a physiotherapist has not been investigated before.

The aims of this study;

1. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training under the guidance of a physiotherapist, which will be applied for the first time.
2. Another aim is to compare this method with the effects of not receiving treatment other than usual treatment or receiving home-based pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction and psychosocial outcomes.

The participants will randomly be allocated into three groups: (1) Telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training, (2) Home-based pelvic floor muscle training, and (3) Control group Telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training group will individually receive telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training under the guidance of a physiotherapist 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Participants will do their exercises themselves 2 times on the days where sessions are held with a physiotherapist. Participants will continue to exercise 3 times a day in the remaining days. The home-based pelvic floor muscle training group will do their individual exercises 3 times a day for 8 weeks. The control group will receive no specific training

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.