# What is the Nature of Pelvic Floor Muscle Involvement in Dyspareunia?

> **NCT04234555** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Ottawa** · enrollment: 85 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dyspareunia

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Corticomotor excitability to the pelvic floor muscles
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Pelvic floor muscle response to pressure applied at the vulvar vestibule
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Pressure pain threshold (PPS)
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Temporal summation of pain
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Tonic, phasic and reflex activation of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04234555
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Ottawa
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-02-02
- **Primary completion:** 2023-01-15
- **Final completion:** 2023-03-20
- **Target enrollment:** 85 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04234555

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04234555, "What is the Nature of Pelvic Floor Muscle Involvement in Dyspareunia?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04234555. Licensed CC0.

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