Early Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Patient After Low Anterior Resection

Cancer of Rectum Clinical Trial

Official title:

Early Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Patient After Low Anterior Resection

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01146769
• Other study ID #: EMTIMS-01
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 15, 2010
• Last updated: June 17, 2010
• Start date: April 2010
• Est. completion date: April 2012

Study information

• Verified date: April 2010
• Source: Kwong Wah Hospital
• Contact: Patrick Y LAU, MBBS
• Phone: (852) 3517 7919
• Email: lauyy01[@]ha.org.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Hong Kong: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of study is to investigate the difference in Maximum Squeeze Pressure in patients with and without pelvic floor muscle training in low anterior resection in peri-operative period

Description:

The functional outcome after low anterior resection varies greatly. Proportion of patient suffers from urgency and incontinence. Pelvic muscle disuse with atrophy and fibrosis may be a cause for the poor function. Peri-operative pelvic floor muscle training may preserve pelvic floor muscle bulk and function and thus improve functional outcome after surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: April 2012
• Est. primary completion date: October 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who will undergo low anterior resection of rectum

• Patient consented for study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient unable to understand pelvic floor exercise

• Patient who underwent alternative procedure

• Patient who suffers anastomotic complications after surgery

• Patient who ileostomy not closed

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer of Rectum

Intervention

Other:
• Pelvic floor exercise
Pelvic floor strengthening exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Department of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kwong Wah Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maximum Squeeze Pressure		1 week before operation and 3 months after operation	No
Secondary	Functional Outcomes	Bowel frequency, Fecal incontinence score	1 week before operation and 3 months post operation	No