NCT00434343

Physical Therapy Trial for Pelvic Pain

Study Contact:

Study Phase:

Recruitment Status:

COMPLETED

NCT ID:

NCT00434343

Principal Investigator:

Study Type:

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title:

A Pilot Feasibility Study of Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Urologic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

Summary

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

Eligibility

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

Disease(s) and\or Condition(s)

Interstitial Cystitis

Painful Bladder Syndrome

Chronic Prostatitis

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Intervention/Treatment

- Type: OTHER
- Name: Global Therapeutic Massage (GTM)
- Description:
- Arm Group Labels: Global Therapeutic Massage (GTM)
- Type: OTHER
- Name: Myofascial physical therapy (MPT)
- Description: Connective tissue manipulation to all body wall tissues of the abdominal wall, back, buttocks and thighs that clinically were found to contain connective tissue abnormalities and/or myofascial trigger point release to painful myofascial trigger points
- Arm Group Labels: Myofascial physical therapy (MPT)

Sponsor

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