ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2020
In vivo assessment of the elastic properties of women's pelvic floor during pregnancy using shear wave elastography: design and protocol of the ELASTOPELV study.
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In Vivo Assessment of the Elastic Properties of Women's Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy
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- Impact of sexual activity on bulbocavernosus muscle stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography in women.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Influence of experimental conditions on some in-vitro biomechanical properties of the sow's perineum.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- In vivo measurement of the elastic properties of pelvic floor muscles in pregnancy using shear wave elastography.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- What is known about changes in pelvic floor muscle strength and tone in women during the childbirth pathway? A scoping review.European journal of midwifery · 2024Article
- The Correlation between Transperineal Shear-Wave Elastography and Transabdominal Ultrasound When Assessing Pelvic Floor Function in Nulliparous Women.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- In vivo assessment of the elastic properties of the external anal sphincter in term pregnant women using shear wave elastography.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the clinical value of shear wave elastography for early detection and diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a controlled preliminary prospective clinical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- The impact of physical activity during pregnancy on labor and delivery.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2021Article
- Transperineal ultrasound shear-wave elastography is a reliable tool for assessment of the elastic properties of the levator ani muscle in women.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Advancing frontiers in rheumatic and musculoskeletal imaging.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnimal studies have reported an increase in pelvic floor muscle stiffness during pregnancy, which might be a protective process against perineal trauma at delivery. Our main objective is to describe the changes in the elastic properties of the pelvic floor muscles (levator ani, external anal sphincter) during human pregnancy using shear wave elastography (SWE) technology. Secondary objectives are as follows: i) to look for specific changes of the pelvic floor muscles compared to peripheral muscles; ii) to determine whether an association between the elastic properties of the levator ani and perineal clinical and B-mode ultrasound measures exists; and iii) to provide explorative data about an association between pelvic floor muscle characteristics and the risk of perineal tears.
methodsOur prospective monocentric study will involve three visits (14-18, 24-28, and 34-38 weeks of pregnancy) and include nulliparous women older than 18 years, with a normal pregnancy and a body mass index (BMI) lower than 35 kg.m DISCUSSION: This study will provide original in vivo human data about the biomechanical changes of pregnant women's pelvic floor. The results may lead to an individualized risk assessment of perineal trauma at childbirth.
trial registrationThis study was registered on https://clinicaltrials.gov on July 26, 2018 (NCT03602196).
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