The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises on the Inferior Vena Cava
Launched by IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS · Dec 8, 2022
Trial Information
Current as of January 14, 2025
Completed
Keywords
ClinConnect Summary
The IVC is responsible for approximately two-thirds of the total venous return to the heart. The blood flow in the IVC is affected by the respiratory and cardiac cycle. One of the factors affecting blood flow is pregnancy. Studies have shown that the hemodynamic responses of the IVC may vary depending on the position, and that the supine position puts pressure on the IVC during pregnancy.
Compression of the growing fetus against the IVC can cause supine hypotensive syndrome and fetal danger. However, there is no definite finding about the effects of exercise performed in the supine positio...
Gender
FEMALE
Eligibility criteria
- Inclusion Criteria:
- • Experimental group
- • Being pregnant between the ages of 18-40,
- • At least primary school graduate and able to read and write,
- • The gestational age is 20-40 weeks,
- • Not having any mental problems that prevent cooperation and understanding.
- • Control group
- • Being a non-pregnant woman who is in the same age range as the experimental group,
- • At least primary school graduate and able to read and write,
- • Not having any mental problems that prevent cooperation and understanding.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- • Pregnant women with acute or chronic diseases with poor placental adaptation and vascular damage such as diabetes, chronic arterial hypertension and preeclampsia, as the fetus is closer to the threshold of hypoxia and acidemia and adaptive phenomena may fail,
- • Pregnant women with intra-uterine growth restriction and fetal anomaly,
- • Pregnant women with cardiovascular disease,
- • Pregnant women considered as high risk by the obstetrician,
- • Pregnant women with premature, premature birth or miscarriage risk,
- • Pregnant women diagnosed with neurological disease,
- • Obese women (body mass index \> 30),
- • Women whose IVC measurements cannot be made with ultrasonography,
- • Women with severe low back pain (not able to do housework regularly),
- • Women who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness,
- • Women with a history of gynecological surgery,
- • Women with pelvic floor dysfunction,
- • Women who cannot lie in the supine position.
About Izmir University Of Economics
Izmir University of Economics is a leading academic institution in Turkey dedicated to advancing research and education in the fields of economics, business, and health sciences. As a clinical trial sponsor, the university leverages its robust academic resources and interdisciplinary expertise to facilitate innovative research initiatives aimed at improving healthcare outcomes. Committed to ethical standards and regulatory compliance, Izmir University of Economics actively collaborates with healthcare professionals and industry partners to conduct rigorous clinical trials that contribute to the body of medical knowledge and enhance patient care.
Contacts
Jennifer Cobb
Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
İzmir, , Turkey
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Timeline
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