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    Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POPPY) : a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    (2014-03-01) Hagen, Suzanne; Stark, Diane; Glazener, Cathryn; Dickson, Sylvia; Barry, Sarah; Elders, Andrew; Frawley, Helena; Galea, Mary P; Logan, Janet; McDonald, Alison; McPherson, Gladys; Moore, Kate H; Norrie, John; Walker, Andrew; Wilson, Don; POPPY Trial Collaborators; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health Sciences
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    A randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training for stages I and II pelvic organ prolapse
    (Springer, 2009) Hagen, Suzanne; Stark, Diane; Glazener, Cathryn Margaret Anne; Sinclair, Lesley; Ramsay, Ian
    Abstract Forty-seven women participated in a pilot study for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for women with prolapse. Women with symptomatic stage I or II prolapse [measured by Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q)] were randomized to a 16-week physiotherapy intervention (PFMT and lifestyle advice; n=23) or a control group receiving a lifestyle advice sheet (n=24). Symptom severity and quality of life were measured via postal questionnaires. Blinded POP-Q was performed at baseline and follow-up. Intervention women had significantly greater improvement than controls in prolapse symptoms (mean score decrease 3.5 versus 0.1, p=0.021), were significantly more likely to have an improved prolapse stage (45% versus 0%, p=0.038) and were significantly more likely to say their prolapse was better (63% versus 24%, p=0.012). The data support the feasibility of a substantive trial of PFMT for prolapse. A multi-centre trial is underway.
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    Reflecting on the methodological challenges of recruiting to a United Kingdom-wide, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial in gynaecology outpatient settings
    (2013-11-15) Dickson, Sylvia; Logan, Janet; Hagen, Suzanne; Stark, Diane; Glazener, Cathryn; McDonald, Alison M; McPherson, Gladys; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health Sciences