Telerehabilitation in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Brief summary (from the registry)

Objective: Physical therapists utilize telerehabilitation as the common term for telehealth applications. Many physiotherapists worked as telehealth providers during the coronavirus pandemic. The objective of the study will show the efficacy of Telerehabilitation-Based Physical Therapy (TBPT) on pain intensity and treatment satisfaction in patients with chronic pelvic pain. Method: This study is a prospective study of patients with chronic pelvic pain.42 participants will include the study. Patients who have any other distribution pattern of pelvic pain were equally considered for therapy. Women age between 18-50 years will be include. Their symptoms should be one of these follows such as chronic pain in pelvic region, hyperalgesia in vulva, and pain during sitting or intercourse. They will get diagnosed by a gynecologist who is a multidisciplinary team comprising and referred to a pelvic health physiotherapist. Prior to treatment patients will complete questionnaires and interview a pelvic health physiotherapist. Pain symptoms will be assessed with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and The Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire (PPIQ) before and after treatment. Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) for evaluating patient satisfaction after treatment. Women with chronic pelvic pain will be treated for 16 sessions (an hour for each session) in 8 weeks with the TBPT technique by the same pelvic health physiotherapist (AB). Patients will apply internal and external trigger point release therapy and self-massage techniques by themselves with Telerehabilitation-Based Physical Therapy.

Study details

Official title

Telerehabilitation in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Conditions

• Pelvic Pain
• Telerehabilitation
• Pelvic Floor
• Relaxation

Interventions

• Other: Telerehabilitation Treatment

Sponsor

Akdeniz University

Start date

2023-01-16

Primary completion

2023-01-16

Sex

Female

Age range

from 20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

true

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria