448
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2007
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2010
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2011
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
Women in the intervention group attend 5 physiotherapy sessions. At each appointment a clinical history is taken, pelvic floor muscle assessment carried out, exercises taught and prescribed, and appropriate lifestyle advice given. At the first of these appointments a detailed explanation of the pelvic anatomy and different types of prolapse is given.
St George Hospital, Sydney
Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim
St Richard's Hospital, Chichester
Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
St James's University Hospital, Leeds
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
York Hospital, York
Belfast City Hospital, Belfast
Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin
Crosshouse Hospital / Ayrshire Maternity Hospital, Kilmarnock
Forth Park Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Basingstoke
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
St John's Hospital, Livingston
Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Chester Hospital, Chester
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk
Western Infirmary, Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow
Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
St Mary's Hospital, Manchester
Borders General Hospital, Melrose
Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester
Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government
OTHER_GOV
South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust
OTHER
University of Aberdeen
OTHER
University of Otago
OTHER
Glasgow Caledonian University
OTHER