Pelvic floor physical therapy before endometriosis surgery to ease pain afterward
Tests pelvic floor physical therapy before surgery in adults with endometriosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Effect of Preoperative Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Prehabilitation) on Postoperative Pain Following Endometriosis Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Edmonton, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 50 years old?
Source: NCT07827794, who can take part
Where in Canada
- University of AlbertaEdmonton, CanadaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Alberta
- Trial code
- NCT07827794
- Record updated
- 18 September 2026
- Original description
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition where there is abnormal tissue growing in the pelvis or other places in the body that resembles the lining of the uterus (endometrium), and is a common cause of long lasting pelvic pain. Surgery is sometimes done for endometriosis to help people with pain, however it is common for people to have some pain after surgery that doesn't go away. This may be related to other painful things like muscle pain in the pelvis, bowel or bladder issues, or mental health conditions.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effect of Preoperative Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Prehabilitation) on Postoperative Pain Following Endometriosis Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition where there is abnormal tissue growing in the pelvis or other places in the body that resembles the lining of the uterus (endometrium), and is a common cause of long lasting pelvic pain. Surgery is sometimes done for endometriosis to help people with pain, however it is common for people to have some pain after surgery that doesn't go away. This may be related to other painful things like muscle pain in the pelvis, bowel or bladder issues, or mental health conditions.
Researchers would like to know if doing pelvic floor physiotherapy before surgery for endometriosis will help people with long lasting pain after surgery.
Participants in the study will be randomly put into one of two groups: the intervention group, who will receive two to three structured in-person pelvic floor physiotherapy sessions prior to surgery ("prehabilitation"), in addition to usual surgical care, or the control group, who will receive usual surgical care, and may still access physiotherapy outside of the study if they want to. All participants will complete questionnaires before surgery, after completing prehabilitation or immediately before surgery if they are part of the control group, approximately 6 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery, and 12 months after surgery. The questionnaires ask about endometriosis-related pain, quality of life, bladder and bowel symptoms, and mental well-being.
Inclusion: Presence of chronic pelvic pain (>6 months); Diagnosis of endometriosis (clinical, laparoscopic, or imaging-based diagnosis); Scheduled for fertility-sparing endometriosis surgery or hysterectomy with excision of endometriosis.
Exclusion: Undergoing gynecologic surgery in the absence of pelvic pain; Have undergone endometriosis related surgery in the past 12 months; Prior oophorectomy; Prior hysterectomy; Active malignancy; Patients undergoing laparotomy or conversion to laparotomy; Have engaged in pelvic physiotherapy in the past 12 months; Non-English speakers (if validated tools unavailable); Post-menopausal.