NCT06470620

The Relationship Between Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Hip Pain Among Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Haifa · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study examines the relationship between pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function and self-perception of PFM contraction with hip pain, their severity, and hip muscle strength. In addition, it will examines the association between PFM function, and anxiety.

Detailed description

This cross-sectional study will include women with symptoms of hip-related pain persisting \> three months(research group), and women without hip pain (control group). A single session will include various assessments as follows: abdominal ultrasound examination to evaluate PFM function and endurance, in addition, each participant will evaluate her ability to perform correct contraction of PFM, hand-held dynamometer testing for hip rotator muscle strength, the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) for evaluating symptoms and impact of urinary incontinence, the International Hip Outcome Tool 12 for assessing hip function and pain, the Hospital Anxiety \& Depression Scale (HADS), and a functional performance task involving the hip muscles - a single-leg squat.

Conditions

• Incontinence Stress
• Incontinence
• Hip Pain Chronic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	pelvic floor muscle assessment	no intervention will be performed - several diagnostic assessments tools

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2025-09-15
• Completion: 2025-09-15
• First posted: 2024-06-24
• Last updated: 2026-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel