Early Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Women Undergoing Pelvic Radiation for Gynecologic Malignancies

This is a single arm phase II study in which 28 patients who will be undergoing definitive pelvic external beam radiation therapy for cervical cancer will receive pelvic floor physical therapy 4 weeks after completing radiation therapy.

This is a single arm phase II study in which 28 patients who will be undergoing definitive pelvic external beam radiation therapy for cervical cancer will receive pelvic floor physical therapy 4 weeks after completing radiation therapy. The objective is to determine the rate of fecal incontinence at 3 months after RT in women undergoing pelvic radiation for gynecologic malignancies. The primary endpoint of this study is the rate of fecal incontinence at 3 months after RT utilizing the EORTC-QLQ CX24 validated survey. A score of 1 or higher will be classified as having incontinence.