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Perineal Massage in Women With Gynecological Cancer
Sponsor: University of Alcala
Summary
The high incidence of gynecological cancers, together with dyspareunia and vaginal stenosis, some of its most frequent sequelae, create the need to continue studying and researching oncological physiotherapy techniques that treat and prevent these sequelae, in order to preserve and/or improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Therefore, through this study, we sought to verify the effectiveness of oncological perineal massage to treat pain during sexual intercourse and vaginal stenosis. The objective of this study will be to demonstrate the effectiveness of a treatment that will consist of a health education session related to the pelvic floor and the consequences related to cancer along with ten sessions of oncological perineal massage that will be carried out for fifty minutes, once a week.
Official title: Oncological Perineal Massage in Vaginal Stenosis and Dyspareunia in Women With Gynecological Cancer
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 52 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2024-05-31
Completion Date
2025-12-20
Last Updated
2025-06-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Perineal massage
The technique will be applied for approximately twenty minutes and will be carried out as follows: the vaginal dilator is introduced progressively using crescent-shaped movements. Once the dilator is fully inserted, movements will be made from bottom to top and from one side to the other, and then continue with the crescent-shaped movements.
Standard treatment
The treatment will consist of the use of vaginal dilators according to the gold standard proposed in the literature. It will consist of introducing the same dilators as for the experimental group, with the same time schedule, but without massage, only introducing the dilator and keeping it in the vagina for 20 minutes.
Locations (1)
Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer en la provincia de Santa cruz de Tenerife.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain