Promoting Effective Recovery From Labor Urinary Incontinence (PERL)

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Perinatal Laceration, Second Stage Labor

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pushing during labor that is controlled by the woman results in less birth-related injury and less postpartum urinary incontinence (UI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00506116

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

140

Starts

1996-07-01

Expected to finish

2006-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women giving birth for the first time who are:
• Age 18 years or older
• Less than 20 weeks gestation
• Expected vaginal birth without use of epidural analgesia
• Plan to reside in Southeast Michigan for one year following the birth of the infant.

You may not qualify if…

• History of genito-urinary or neuro-muscular pathology
• Previous pregnancy carried beyond 20 weeks gestation.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Health System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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