The impact of a post-operative care protocol including pelvic floor physiotherapy after gender-affirming vaginoplasty: a pre-post study
Investigator: Mélodie St-Georges, PhD candidate, Mélanie Le Berre, PhD, Chantale Dumoulin, PhD
Collaborators: Pierre Brassard, MD FRCS(C), Maud Bélanger, MD FRCS(C), Émilie Potts, BSc Nursing, Annie Sapin Leduc, PhD, Chloé Viau.
Funding organization: Fonds Alma Mater en santé urogynécologique et vieillissement
Project and objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a post-op care protocol, including pelvic floor physiotherapy, on pain experience among patients that underwent gender-affirming vaginoplasty surgery in a Montreal clinic, as well as their pelvic floor function and long-term sexual function. This study aims to optimize post-op treatment options for women undergoing gender-affirming vaginoplasty by providing evidence of their clinical impact on relevant indicators.
Who may participate in this research?
Women age 18 and over, who are:
Planning a gender-affirming vaginoplasty at the Centre Métropolitain de Chirurgie (CMC)
Interested in actively participating in a pelvic floor physiotherapy intervention supplementing their post-op care protocol
*Other admission criteria may apply.
Abstracts:
St-Georges M, Le Berre M, Dumoulin C. (2023). #26 Effets de la physiothérapie périnéale sur les impacts cliniques de la vaginoplastie d’affirmation de genre chez les personnes trans : une revue de portée. Poster presentation, Work of integration of students graduating MSc in Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, April 2023. Prize : Coup de cœur du public
St-Georges M, Le Berre M, Dumoulin C. (2024) #13 L'effet de l'ajout de la rééducation périnéale et pelvienne aux soins post-opératoires usuels sur les résultats de la vaginoplastie d'affirmation du genre : une revue exploratoire. Poster presentation, Student Science Day of the Centre de recherche universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, 29 May 2024
St-Georges M, Le Berre M, Dumoulin C. (2024) Exploring the Effects of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation on Postoperative Symptoms in Transwomen after Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty: A Scoping Review. Poster presentation, 28th Scientific Symposium of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Lisboa, Portugal, 25-30 September 2024.
St-Georges M, Le Berre M, Sapin A, Potts E, Brassard P, Laungani A, Bélanger M, Viau C, Dumoulin C. (2024) Effets de la physiothérapie du plancher pelvien sur la récupération post-vaginoplastie d’affirmation de genre : protocole de recherche. Oral presentation, Summit 2024 of the Community-Based Research Center (CBRC), Vancouver, Canada, 21-22 November 2024.