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Evaluation of the effect of an antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise programme on female sexual function during pregnancy and the first 3 months following birth: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Sahar Sadat Sobhgol, Holly Priddis, Caroline A Smith, Hannah Grace Dahlen

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Article in Trials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Effect of Core Stability Training on Postpartum Mother's Sexual Desire.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sahar Sadat SobhgolSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia. Sahar.sobhgol@y7mail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-6342
Holly PriddisSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Caroline A SmithNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Hannah Grace DahlenSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Western Sydney University · AUCamden and Campbelltown Hospitals · AU

Funding

University of Western Sydney CRICOS Provider No. 00917K
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSexual dysfunction can have a negative impact on women's quality of life and relationships. There is limited information about female sexual function and treatment, particularly during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) on sexual function (SF) has not been studied adequately. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of antenatal PFME on female SF during pregnancy and the first 3 months following birth. METHODS/

designThis is a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial which will compare a structured antenatal PFME programme combined with standard antenatal care to standard antenatal care alone. Eligible women who are less than 22 weeks' gestation will be recruited from the antenatal clinics of one hospital located in Western Sydney, Australia. A sample of 200 primiparous pregnant women who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomised to either control or intervention groups. This sample size will allow for detecting a minimum difference of 9% in the female SF score between the two groups. The duration of the PFME programme is from approximately 20 weeks' gestation until birth. Female SF will be measured via questionnaires at < 22 weeks' gestation, at 36 weeks' gestation and at 3 months following birth. Baseline characteristics, such as partner relationship and mental health, will be collected using surveys and questionnaires. Data collected for secondary outcomes include the effect of PFME on childbirth outcomes, urinary and faecal incontinence symptoms and quality of life. DISCUSSION: The findings of this study will provide more information on whether a hospital-based antenatal PFME has any effect on female SF, urinary and faecal incontinence during pregnancy and the first 3 months following birth. The study will also provide information on the effectiveness of antenatal PFME on childbirth outcomes.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials registry, ACTRN12617001030369 . Registered on 17 July 2017.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapySexual BehaviorFemaleHumansMuscle ContractionNew South WalesPelvic FloorPelvic Floor DisordersPostpartum PeriodPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal CareQuality of LifeSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalTime FactorsChildbirthFaecal incontinenceFemale sexual functionPelvic floor muscle exercisePragmaticProtocolRandomised controlled trialUrinary incontinence

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PMID30786930
PMCPMC6383244
OpenAlexW2917484067

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