Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Exercise for Women With Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07733583
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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)
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition that can cause persistent pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and reduced quality of life. This study will evaluate whether specialized pelvic floor physical therapy combined with a structured physical exercise program is more effective than a placebo intervention combined with the same exercise program in reducing chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and followed for 12 weeks.
Study details
- Official title
- Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Physical Exercise Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Endometriosis With Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Behavioral: Placebo Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Behavioral: Physical Exercise
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Collaborators
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Start date
- 2026-03-05
- Primary completion
- 2027-09-14
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Female, aged 18 to 45 years. * Diagnosis of endometriosis confirmed by surgery and/or imaging examinations. * Chronic pelvic pain for at least 6 months. * Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score ≥4 for chronic pelvic pain. * Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and comply with all study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study period. * Pelvic surgery within the previous 3 months. * Neuromodulation treatment within the previous 3 months. * Medical or musculoskeletal conditions that contraindicate participation in pelvic floor physical therapy or the exercise program.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07733583