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Effects of Pelvic Floor Training in Male Chronic Pelvic Pain, Correlation Between Subjective and Objective Outcomes

No phase Interventional Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Chronic Prostatitis Pelvic Floor; Relaxation

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Pelvic floor re-education using bio-feedback and home training.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Prostatitis, Pelvic Floor; Relaxation. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Male.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Sweden
Next step
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Official title

Long Term Effects of Pelvic Floor Re-education in Men With Chronic Pelvic Pain, Using Bio-feedback and Home Training - Subjective Outcomes in Correlation to Objective Measurements of the Lower Urinary Tract and Pelvic Floor

Overview

The goal of this randomized controlled study is to establish the long-term effect of pelvic floor re-education using biofeedback and home training for men with chronic pelvic pain. The main questions it aims to answer are if pelvic floor re-education using bio-feedback and home training will give a long-lasting improvement in symptoms, assessed with a validated symptom score (the National Institute of Health - Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index) and if an improvement in symptoms can be correlated to objective measurements of pelvic floor function. Participants will be asked to do pelvic floor exercises daily during six months with additional sessions of bio-feedback training. The control group will have no changes in their on-going treatment for their chronic pelvic pain and will be offered to enter the treatment group after six months.

Detailed description

At baseline all included study subjects will fill in a validated symptom score, the National Institute of Health - Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and have an assessment of their pelvic floor muscles and undergo a urodynamic evaluation.

The intervention group will perform short daily session of pelvic floor muscle training at home during six months in combination with four bio-feedback sessions during the first months. The study subjects will receive an individual instruction based on the pelvic floor assessment from the baseline visit. The study subjects will report their training in a digital diary.

A reevaluation will be done at three, six and twelve months. At six and 12 months repeating the baseline tests. At three months a renewed assessment of muscle function and the NIH-CPSI questionnaire.

The control group will be instructed not to engage in any new treatment for their chronic pelvic pain during the study period. After the six months evaluation all participants in the control group will be offered to be enrolled in the treatment group, with the same set-up and follow-up as the treatment group.

Interventions

  • Other Pelvic floor re-education using bio-feedback and home training
    Pelvic floor re-education using bio-feedback and home training

Primary outcome measures

  • Change in symptom score on the National Institute of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index questionnaire [Time frame: Measured 3, 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
  • Change in sub score on the National Institute of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index questionnaire [Time frame: Measured 3, 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Changes in global voiding function using free flow non-invasive urodynamic testing [Time frame: Measured 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Changes in global storing function of the bladder using invasive urodynamics, cystometry [Time frame: Measured 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Changes in global voiding function using invasive urodynamics, pressure-flow study [Time frame: Measured 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Changes in urethral pressure using invasive urodynamics, urethral pressure profile [Time frame: Measured 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Changes in pelvic floor muscle assessment according to test specifics by Frawley et al 2021 and the modified Oxford Scale according to Laycock et al 2001. [Time frame: Measured 3, 6 and 12 months after inclusion]
  • Correlation between subjective and objective measurements [Time frame: Measured 3, 6 and 12 months after inclusion]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Men over the age of 18, residents in Sweden, diagnosed with Chronic Primary Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPPS) according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) (N41.1 (chronic prostatitis), N41.9 (Inflammatory disease of prostate, unspecified), N50.8F (Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in men)

Exclusion criteria

  • Cancer in the abdomen or pelvic organs (current or previous)
  • Congenital anomalies affecting the pelvic region (Bladder exstrophy, Myelomeningocele etc.)
  • Transsexual male, (i.e. at birth biologically female)
  • Diseases affecting the nerve function to the pelvic and/or lower extremities, other disease or ongoing treatment that could have an impact on the outcome of the study.
  • Incapability to participate in testing or follow training instructions due to mental incapacity, language difficulties etc.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Sweden · 1 center
  • Karolinska University Hospital — Stockholm

Publications

  • Hallencreutz Grape H, Nordgren B, Renstrom Koskela L. Long-term effects of pelvic floor training in male chronic pelvic pain, correlation between subjective and objective outcomes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 4;14(11):e087620. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087620. PMID 39496364

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06115083 · K 2023-4671

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗