NCT05824429

Connective Tissue Manipulation on Pelvic Floor Muscle Functions in Children

Effects of Connective Tissue Manipulation on Clinical Symptoms and Pelvic Floor Muscle Functions in Children With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yeditepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is a disease group with subgroups that make up 40% of the patients were admitted to the pediatric urology clinic. The treatment of LUTD includes pharmacological, surgical treatment, neuromodulation, urotherapy, and pelvic floor muscle training. Conservative methods include bladder training, changing lifestyle and eating habits, pharmacological treatment, and physiotherapy approaches. Physiotherapy approaches used in the treatment of LUTD are; biofeedback, electrical stimulation applications, diaphragm breathing exercises, and manual therapy methods. The aim of our study is to compare the effects of Connective Tissue Manipülation (CTM) , which will be applied in addition to Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation (PFMR) for 8 weeks, on LUTD symptoms, pelvic floor muscle functions, uroflowmetry values and quality of life compared to PTMR applied alone for 8 weeks in children with LUTD.

Detailed description

LUTD is clinical without any neuropathy; It refers to conditions that occur with symptoms such as urinary incontinence, urgency, increased or decreased urination during the day, dysuria, difficulty in starting to void, and the feeling of not being able to empty the bladder adequately. Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are known to be involved in the pathophysiology of LUTD. PFM needs to function normally during both the storage and voiding phase. In the literature, there are studies with positive results using PFM exercises in the treatment of symptoms in children with LUTD. Connective Tissue Manipulation (CTM) can also be used within the scope of physiotherapy approaches that can be applied in children with LUTD. CTM is a reflex treatment technique that is applied manually by physiotherapists to the skin area and acts on some cells and connective tissue by making short and long pulls. Although the mechanism of action of CTM has not been fully elucidated, it is known to reduce organ dysfunctions by maintaining the balance between the parasympathetic and sympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system through segmental and supra-segmental cutaneous reflex pathways. We think that CTM applied in addition to PFMR in the pediatric population can reduce LUTD symptoms by restoring the autonomic nervous system balance and increasing vascularity in the bladder. Therefore, the aim of our study is to compare the effects of CTM, which will be applied in addition to PFMR in children with LUTD, on LUTD symptoms, pelvic floor muscle functions, uroflowmetry values, and quality of life compared to PTCR applied alone.

Conditions

• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Urotherapy	Urotherapy is an umbrella term that includes components such as information about bladder function and problem, lifestyle changes including the regulation of voiding and fluid intake times, correct toilet positions, information about bladder irritants, and motivation. All participants included in our study will be given urotherapy training before starting PFM exercises and CTM with their families.
OTHER	Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises	In our research, diaphragm breathing exercises will be applied to both groups before starting PFM exercises in sessions for 8 weeks, 3 days a week.
OTHER	PFM Exercises	PFM exercises will be started after children learn to contract and relax their PFM in isolation without the use of auxiliary muscles. In the exercises, fast and slow contractions targeting type 1 and type 2 muscle fibers will be taught to increase both strength and endurance of PFM.
OTHER	Connective Tissue Manipulation	CTM is a reflex treatment technique that is applied manually by physiotherapists to the skin area and acts on some cells and connective tissue by making short and long pulls (. In our study, CTM will be applied to our study group, where CTM and PFMR will be applied together, 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. The application will be made to the basic region (sacral), lower thoracic, abdominal and anterior pelvic region.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-05
• Primary completion: 2023-07-05
• Completion: 2023-08-01
• First posted: 2023-04-21
• Last updated: 2024-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)