U.S., May 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06986824) titled 'Perineal Massage Using A Pelvic Wand During Pregnancy' on May 14.
Brief Summary: 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 per...