Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Exercises and Sexual Education in Women Over 60

What this trial studies

Since the mid-19th century, "old age" has been increasingly recognized as a natural life stage, especially as the human lifespan extends. However, aging brings changes that negatively impact women's lives, causing diseases and lowering quality of life. Women now spend about one-third of their lives in old age. With 1.2 billion elderly women expected by 2030 (WHO), addressing aging issues is crucial for improving life quality.

Conditions in scope

• Sexual Dysfunction
• Menopause
• Pelvic Floor Disorders

Interventions

• Sexual education (Behavioral) — These sessions of the sexual education program aim to increase women's knowledge and awareness about their own bodies. Women are informed about their own bodies, their identities, and the stages of sexual response, aiming to make the process clearer and…

Who can join

Women only · Ages 60 Years to 74 Years · Accepts healthy volunteers.

Inclusion criteria

• Being in the age range of 60 and above
• Having good verbal communication skills
• Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Having severe musculoskeletal impairment
• Having a psychiatric disorder
• Having a neurogenic bladder
• Having malignancy in pelvic organs
• Having cognitive impairment

Eligibility wording paraphrased from the public record. View the full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov before contacting a site.

Where it’s happening

Status & timeline

• Overall status: Completed
• Study type: Interventional
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: 2024-08-02
• Primary completion: 2024-08-15
• Last update posted: 2025-04-16
• First posted: 2024-08-06

Sponsor & contact

Lead sponsor: Akdeniz University (Other)

For trial site contact information, use the official record at ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact details change frequently and the public record is the source of truth.

Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

• Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) (1 week)
  Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ): The questionnaire has 7 questions and each question has 3 separate responses. The response to each item of satisfaction, impact and worry was rated from 3 (quite a bit) to 0 (not at all) for the PFIQ-7. The mean value for all the answered items within the corresponding scale (possible value 0-3) was estimated, then…
• The Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) (1 week)
  The Sexual Quality of Life-Female (SQOL-F) questionnaire is a short instrument that specifically assesses the relationship between female sexual dysfunction and quality of life.
• Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory PFDI-20 (1 week)
  Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory has a total of 20 questions and 3 scales (Urinary Distress Inventory, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory, and Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory). Each short-form scale demonstrates significant correlation with their long-form scales
• Arizona Sexuel Experiences Scale-ASEX (1 week)
  The ASEX scale is designed to measure five specific items identified in a comprehensive literature review as the core elements of sexual function: sexual drive, arousal, penile erection/vaginal lubrication, ability to reach orgasm, and satisfaction from orgasm.
• The Sexual Self-Esteem Inventory for Women (SSEI-W) (1 week)
  The Sexual Esteem subscale is a part of the MSQ, and has been used widely in studies focusing on sexual esteem. The MSQ was developed by Snell et al. to measure psychological dimensions of sexuality, including 60 items and 12 subscales: sexual self-esteem, sexual preoccupation, internal sexual control, sexual consciousness, sexual motivation, sexual anxiety, sexual assertiveness, sexual depression, external sexual…

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