Perineal Massage Using A Pelvic Wand During Pregnancy

Recruiting now · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pregnancy Related, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Obstetric; Injury, Patient Empowerment

In brief

There is limited research on the optimal strategy to reduce obstetric laceration, postpartum urinary retention, and postpartum pelvic pain. In systematic reviews, clinician-directed massage of the perineal muscles at the time of birth and patient directed massage of the perineal muscles in the third trimester to inconsistently reduce the incidence of severe obstetric laceration.1,2 However, there is significant heterogeneity of these studies is due in large part to the lack of a standardized protocols and unpredictability of clinician availability to perform perineal massage around the time of birth. The purpose of this study is to understand how perineal massage with a pelvic wand in late pregnancy and during labor influences one's sense of self-control over the labor process and birth experience.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06986824

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

140

Starts

2025-10-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Plan to give birth at BIDMC
• Age ≥18 years old
• English language preference
• 32-36 weeks 'gestation

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindication to vaginal birth, active genital herpes infection, fetal anomaly requiring cesarean birth).

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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