To investigate the effect of pelvic floor physiotherapy on chronic testicular pain and on accompanying symptoms. To investigate the effect of pelvic floor physiotherapy on the muscle tone of the pelvic floor. To provide a better comprehension of the…
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Brief title
Condition
- Urinary tract signs and symptoms
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Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Outcomes of the PelFIs
EMG registration of the pelvic floor, in microvolts
Secondary outcome
N/A
Background summary
There is a need for a non-ivasive, definite treatment for patients with chronic
testicular pain in which no causing pathology can be found on standard
diagnostic investigation
Study objective
To investigate the effect of pelvic floor physiotherapy on chronic testicular
pain and on accompanying symptoms. To investigate the effect of pelvic floor
physiotherapy on the muscle tone of the pelvic floor. To provide a better
comprehension of the treatment options in patients with chronic testicular
pain.
Study design
Patients with chronic testicular pain who are treated by a pelvic floor
physiotherapist are invited by letter to administer a questionnaire (PelFIs)
and to undergo an EMG registration of the pelvic floor at the outpatient
department of urology at the Leiden University Medical Center. These results
will be compared to the outcomes of the questionnaire and EMG registration
prior to treatment by the pelvic floor physiotherapist
Study burden and risks
Patiens undergo an EMG registration of the pelvic floor. This is performed with
an anal probe. It is a standard investigation in pelvic floor physiotherapy,
and all patients underwent it before. The investigation can be mildely painful.
Postbus 9600
2300 RC Leiden
Nederland
Postbus 9600
2300 RC Leiden
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Patients with chronic Testicular Pain who were referred to a pelvic floor physiotherapist by the urology department of Leiden University Medical Center, and received a diagnostic investigation of the pelvic floor, from October 2005
Exclusion criteria
Newfound pathology which can be an explanation for chronic testicular pain, and/or other pathology in this area.
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL28448.058.09 |