Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2015
Assessment of foetal wellbeing in pregnant women subjected to pelvic floor muscle training: a controlled randomised study.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03041246 (The Influence of Manual Fascial Manipulation on the Function of the Pelvic Floor in Pregnant Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Influence of Manual Fascial Manipulation on the Function of the Pelvic Floor in Pregnant Women
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of pelvic floor muscle training alone or as part of a general physical activity program during pregnancy on urinary incontinence, episiotomy and third- or fourth-degree perineal tear: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Pooled it
- Comprehensive management of gestational diabetes mellitus: practical efficacy of exercise therapy and sustained intervention strategies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise during pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders: An umbrella review of randomised controlled trials and an updated meta-analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises on labour and birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The hidden power in the miracle of pregnancy: the effect of pelvic floor muscle training on fetal and fetal-maternal blood circulation and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy, a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Does Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Change the Hemodynamic Responses of the Inferior Vena Cava in Pregnant Women? A Prospective-Controlled Study.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Influence of Physical Activity during Pregnancy on Type and Duration of Delivery, and Epidural Use: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A guide for physiotherapeutic care during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe objective was to assess foetal wellbeing in pregnant women subjected to pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) by evaluating the acute and chronic effects of the procedure using the Doppler method.
methodsNinety-six primigravidae with singleton pregnancies and at a low risk of pregnancy complications were randomised to either intervention with PFMT or no intervention. The final analysis included 26 women in the intervention group and 33 in the control group. Women from the intervention group were subjected to a daily PFMT program. Evidence of possible foetal risk was assessed by Doppler and the control group received standard care. The protocol was conducted from 20 to 36 weeks' gestation. The pulsatility indices (PI) of the uterine, umbilical and middle cerebral arteries were determined at 28, 32 and 36 weeks' gestation. The acute effects were determined by comparing the values obtained before and after exercise in the group subjected to PFMT and the chronic effects were determined by comparing the resting values of the trained group with those of the control group.
resultsThe results obtained showed normal values for the three gestational ages in both groups, with no difference between groups. Comparison before and after exercise showed a significant decline in the PI of uterine artery at 36 weeks without changes in the flow of umbilical and middle cerebral arteries.
conclusionPelvic floor muscle training in low-risk primigravidae with singleton pregnancies was associated with a significant decline in PI of the uterine artery after exercise, while no significant changes in the flow of the middle cerebral and umbilical arteries were found. The PFMT may be recommended to women as a first-line measure to prevent of urinary incontinence during pregnancy.
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