Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Exercises in Pediatric Patients

Dysfunctional voiding (DY) is one of the most common conditions in children. Various treatments are available. Participants will be randomly assigned to either PFMT (Group I) or PFMT+DNS (Group II). PFMT is the gold standard and routinely administered in hospitals for children diagnosed with dysfunctional voiding who are referred by a urologist. The PFMT group serves as the control group, and treatment will be scheduled for a total of 10 weeks, three days a week. During PFMT, children receive instruction about the pelvic floor using video visuals and increase awareness of their pelvic floor muscles. They are then instructed on how to contract and relax their muscles to control urination. DNS training is an exercise model that begins with spinal stabilization and addresses muscle synergies. Patients included in the study will be evaluated twice, at the beginning and at the end of the treatment: Voiding Disorders Symptom Score (VODS), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0), Pediatric Incontinence Questionnaire (PIN-Q), Bladder Bowel Dysfunction Scale (BDS), Bristol gaita scale, and Children's Body Image Scale.

NCT Number	NCT07267364
Lead Sponsor	Necmettin Erbakan University
Conditions	Urology, Pediatric Disorder
Enrollment	48 participants
Start Date	2025-11-11
Primary Completion	2026-02-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-07-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-13