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Vibrator Use to Improve Sexual and Pelvic Floor Function Among Urogynecology Patients
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* • Women aged 18 and over presenting to the urogynecology clinic.
* Women diagnosed with one of the following urogynecologic conditions
o Pelvic organ prolapse, urgency incontinence, overactive bladder, stress urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, recovering from a urogynecologic surgery over 6 weeks following surgery and clear for intercourse. Patients post op who continue to have pelvic floor dysfunction can be candidates for the study if they continue to have one of the pelvic floor dysfunctions listed.
* Patient will be screened with the FSFI and will be eligible if they score less than 26.55
* Patient's must be willing to use a vibrator.
* Able to provide informed consent.
* Not currently using a vibrator or has not used a vibrator in the past 3 months.
* Able to read and write in English
Exclusion Criteria:
* • Patients with cognitive impairment.
* Patients with refusal or discomfort with vibrator use.
* Currently using a vibrator or has used a vibrator in the past 3 months.
* Patients unable to provide informed consent.
* Patients not clear for intercourse following their surgery
* Patients with surgery within 2 months of recruitment.About the study
Limited data exist describing the use and role of vibrators in a urogynecology population and no randomized controlled trials investigating the use of vibrators as a therapeutic tool to enhance sexual and pelvic floor function in urogynecology patients has been conducted. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of vibrator use in improving sexual and pelvic floor function in urogynecology patients who report sexual dysfunction.
What is being tested
- Instructional handout (other)
- Vibrator (device)
Sponsor: Albany Medical College · Participants: 84 · Started: Nov 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Brittany Roberts, MD · Phone: 3057908544
- Erin Deverdis, MD · Phone: 3152540263
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06677541
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Albany Medical Center, Albany |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.