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COMPLETEDNANCT00434343

Physical Therapy Trial for Pelvic Pain

The purpose of this study is to determine if a randomized trial of physical therapy for pelvic pain is feasible.

Lead sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)•5 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborators

University of Pennsylvania

This is a pilot study wherein eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive either myofascial tissue manipulation or global therapeutic massage. Those receiving myofascial tissue manipulation will have targeted internal and external connective tissue manipulation focusing on the muscles and connective tissues of the pelvic floor, hip girdle, and abdomen. Those receiving global therapeutic massage will have non-specific somatic treatment with full-body Western massage.

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•female and male patients who have failed to respond to previous therapies for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
•male patients who have failed to respond to previous therapies for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

•neurologic disorder affecting bladder
•bladder cancer, prostate cancer, or urethral cancer

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: December 12, 2022Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment47

Start dateNov 2006

Last updatedDec 12, 2022

Condition

Interstitial Cystitis Painful Bladder Syndrome Chronic Prostatitis Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Locations shown

Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford, California

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois

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Data Source & Attribution

This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: December 12, 2022Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

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