Recruiting

Pelvic Floor Therapy

Sponsor:

Oregon Health and Science University

Code:

NCT07127783

Conditions

Endometriosis

Surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Active Recovery

Standard Postoperative Instructions

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a randomized controlled pilot study comparing a home pelvic floor physical therapy program to routine post-operative care for patients undergoing endometriosis excisional surgery without hysterectomy. Quality of life and endometriosis symptoms will be compared following the recovery period.

Conditions

Endometriosis

Surgery

Study ID

NCT07127783

Start date

Aug 28, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Mar, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Premenopausal
  • English speaking
  • Undergoing endometriosis excision surgery without hysterectomy at Legacy Health with subspecialty-trained surgeons specializing in endometriosis care
  • History of chronic pelvic pain (defined as >= 6 months of pain in the anatomic pelvis)
  • Diagnosis of high tone pelvic floor dysfunction on examiniation
  • Have access to reliable email and phone for study-related communication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking
  • Unable to consent
  • Unable to sustain 30 minutes of moderate activity at baseline
  • Uses a mobility assistive device at baseline
  • Chronic opioid use
  • No histologic diagnosis of endometriosis on surgical pathology
  • Need for additional pelvic rest (>2 weeks) postoperatively
  • Pregnancy or planning to pursue pregnancy or undergo fertility treatments within 12 weeks postoperatively

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Standard Postoperative Instructions

Participants will receive standard postoperative recovery instructions

experimental: Active Recovery

Participants will receive postoperative instructions to follow an active recovery protocol focused on increasing activity level, core strength exercises, and pelvic floor exercises focused on urinary and bowel symptoms. Exercises are to be completed twice per day for the 12 weeks following surgery.

Interventions

Active Recovery

Participants will receive postoperative instructions to follow an active recovery protocol focused on increasing activity level, core strength exercises, and pelvic floor exercises focused on urinary and bowel symptoms. Exercises are to be completed twice per day for the 12 weeks following surgery.

Standard Postoperative Instructions

Standard of care postoperative instructions covering incision care, pain control, dietary instructions, and emergency precautions. Also includes guidelines regarding pelvic rest and lifting restrictions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Short Form Survey (SF-36) [ Time Frame: Collected immediately following surgery, 6 weeks following surgery, and 12 weeks following surgery ]
  • Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) [ Time Frame: Collected immediately following surgery and 12 weeks following surgery ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Women's Health Research Unit Department of Ob/Gyn

503-494-3666whru@ohsu.edu

Locations

Oregon Health & Science University

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Women's Health Research Unit

503-494-3666whru@ohsu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jacqueline Wong

More Information

Sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Last update posted

Oct 6, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • Active Recovery

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Oregon Health and Science University on 2025-10-06.