Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00434343
Physical Therapy Trial for Pelvic Pain
A Pilot Feasibility Study of Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Urologic Pelvic Pain Syndromes
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 47 (actual)
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · NIH
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a randomized trial of physical therapy for pelvic pain is feasible.
Detailed description
This is a pilot study wherein eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive either myofascial tissue manipulation or global therapeutic massage. Those receiving myofascial tissue manipulation will have targeted internal and external connective tissue manipulation focusing on the muscles and connective tissues of the pelvic floor, hip girdle, and abdomen. Those receiving global therapeutic massage will have non-specific somatic treatment with full-body Western massage.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Global Therapeutic Massage (GTM) | |
| OTHER | Myofascial physical therapy (MPT) | Connective tissue manipulation to all body wall tissues of the abdominal wall, back, buttocks and thighs that clinically were found to contain connective tissue abnormalities and/or myofascial trigger point release to painful myofascial trigger points |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-11-01
- Completion
- 2007-11-01
- First posted
- 2007-02-13
- Last updated
- 2022-12-12
Locations
5 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00434343. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.