Exercise Program in Women With Pudendal Neuralgia
CompletedNot applicableNCT07446556
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This randomized controlled trial compares a 6-month physiotherapy exercise program versus no structured exercise intervention in women with pudendal neuralgia. Outcomes include pelvic floor muscle stiffness measured by shear-wave elastography (SWE), pelvic floor symptom burden (PFIQ-7), sexual distress (FSDS-R), and pain/discomfort scores (VAS).
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of Shear-Wave Elastography of Superficial Pelvic Floor Muscles in Healthy Women and Women With Pudendal Neuralgia
- Conditions
- Pudendal Neuralgia- Physiotherapy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Relaxation Protocol
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
- Start date
- 2026-03-02
- Primary completion
- 2026-09-02
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Slovakia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Female participants aged 18 years or older * Confirmed diagnosis of pudendal neuralgia based on all five Nantes diagnostic criteria * Duration of symptoms at least 3 months * Written informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric, neurological (except pudendal neuralgia), severe internal medical, orthopedic, or oncological disease * Botulinum toxin therapy within the previous 12 months * Pelvic surgery within the previous 12 months * Incomplete or incorrectly completed questionnaires * Refusal to participate or withdrawal of informed consent
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07446556