Exploring Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Egyptian Female Athletes
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: the pelvic floor disability index.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sports, Public Health, Female, Pelvic Diseases. Basic parameters: 16 years — 60 years · Female.
- 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
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
Exploring Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Among Egyptian Female Athletes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Implications for Performance
Overview
This Study is aiming to identify the prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes in Egypt and which sports contribute more in increasing their number. helping in gathering information about the risk factors and raising awarness about Pelvic floor dysfunction
Detailed description
RESEARCH QUESTION:
Is there high prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction among athletic females in Egypt and if there is specific sports contributing to that? the Sample are the Females recruited from different clubs across Egypt, female athletes who participated in previous studies and got thier contact and consent and by a Google form sent via links through social media aiming to reach a wide varieties of athletes across egypt . They will be selected according to the following eligibility criteria. the pelvic floor disability index will be used to evaluate pelvic floor. The questionnaire, transferred to Google Form, consists of 20 questions divided into three sections: Pelvic Organ prolapse Distress Inventory 6 (POPDI-6), Colorectal-Anal distress Inventory 8 (CRAD-8) and Urinary distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6). Fifteen participants, randomly selected by administrative staff, academics, and students of the Faculty of Physiotherapy at Cairo University, will test the questionnaire to identify any issues with language or format.
Data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS (version 22) for Windows. Demographic data will be analyzed using ANOVA. Bivariate correlation will be used to assess relationships between pelvic floor dysfunction and risk factors and demographic data. A p-value less than 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
our criteria consists of
Inclusion Criteria:
* Their age will range from 16 to 60 years. * Female gender only. * Females engaged in regular sports or athletic activities.. * Currently residing in Egypt
Exclusion Criteria:
* Not currently involved in sports or physical activities. * Egyptian females living outside Egypt. * Participants involved in para-athletics. the concent from the participants is taken either verbally or Via the google form sent as mentioned above there will be a consent declaration at the beginning of the form for the participants to approve to participate.
as for the participant withdrawl : A thorough description of the procedure will be explained and they understand they may withdraw their consent and discontinue participation in this research and no consequences for the participant in withdrawing. Their data will be removed.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test the pelvic floor disability index
20 questions divided into three sections: Pelvic Organ prolapse Distress Inventory 6 (POPDI-6), Colorectal-Anal distress Inventory 8 (CRAD-8) and Urinary distress Inventory 6 (UDI-6).
Primary outcome measures
- pelvic floor disability index [Time frame: 2 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Their age will range from 16 to 60 years.
- Female gender only.
- Females engaged in regular sports or athletic activities..
- Currently residing in Egypt
Exclusion criteria
- Not currently involved in sports or physical activities.
- Egyptian females living outside Egypt.
- Participants involved in para-athletics.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06924905 · P.T.REC/012/005380