We are very happy to announce that patient recruitment for the EFFECT trial is progressing! Most sites were able to take measures to deal with the COVID-19 related restrictions and recruitment has been restarted. Off course, challenges remain but we are grateful that we can offer a place to most women now who are willing to join.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the patient  recruitment for the EFFECT trial has been put on hold. All patients who were already included stopped exercising at a physiotherapy centre and will continue when they are allowed to. In the meantime, patients will perform home-based exercise.

During the first day last preparations have been made successfully to start recruitment for the EFFECT trial in all centers. The second day was dedicated to the PERSPECTIVE study: The consortium had interactive sessions in preparation of the focus groups.