Physical Therapy in Women With Interstitial Cystitis
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Official title
A Single-Blinded Randomized Multi-Center Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Durability of Myofascial Tissue Manipulation in Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Brief summary
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There are many different treatments that doctors recommend for patients with IC/PBS. Only a few research studies have been done to evaluate treatments given to patients. Treatment choices can be of two types: drug therapy and non-drug therapy. The two treatments used in this study will be of the non-drug therapy type. One of the treatments being used in this study is called Myofascial Tissue Manipulation. This is a kind of physical therapy that is designed to work on specific muscles and tissue layers in a particular part of the body. In this study, this treatment will focus on the areas around the pelvis and the pelvic floor. The treatment will involve the physical therapist's use of hands and fingers to target specific muscles and tissues located within your pelvis, rectum, and/or vagina (the pelvic floor) as well as muscles and layers of tissue in your abdomen and legs. The other treatment being used in this study is Global Therapeutic Massage. This treatment involves the physical therapist's use of classic Western body massage techniques on the muscles of your arms, legs, hands, neck, shoulders, back, stomach, buttocks, and feet to create an overall feeling of well being. The purpose of this research study is to find out if Pelvic Physical Therapy is safe and effective on treating symptoms in women with interstitial cystitis as compared to a full body therapeutic massage. This study will also measure the lasting effects of the treatment up to 3 months after your last study treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00733603
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 81 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2008
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2009
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2009
- Last update posted
- Mar 21, 2021
2008 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 10
- U.S. states
- 8
- U.S. cities
- 10
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univeristy of California San Diego | San Diego | California | 92093 | — |
| Stanford University Medical center | Stanford | California | 94305 | — |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | Illinois | 60153 | — |
| University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | — |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | — |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit | Michigan | 48202 | — |
| William Beaumont Hospital | Royal Oak | Michigan | 48073 | — |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester | New York | 14642 | — |
| University of Pennsylvania Health System | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | 98195 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Mar 21, 2021 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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