The Effect of Sujok Therapy on Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in urinary incontinence symptoms measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the effect of Su Jok therapy, a complementary medicine practice, on urinary incontinence and quality of life among postmenopausal women. A total of 120 participants will be included in the study, with 60 in the intervention group and 60 in the control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive Su Jok seed therapy applied to the hand reflex points corresponding to the bladder. The therapy will be administered by the researcher and then taught to the participants, who will continue the application for 15 days. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, day 15, and day 30 using validated questionnaires.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- — 至 65 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Women under 65 years of age in the postmenopausal period, Literate, No speech or communication impairment
排除标准
- •Use of diuretics
- •Presence of nephrotic syndrome
- •Diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension
- •Symptoms of urinary tract infection
- •Diagnosis of psychiatric illness
- •History of urinary tract surgery
- •Diagnosed urinary prolapse
- •Failure to complete the intervention
结局指标
主要结局
Change in urinary incontinence symptoms measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF)
时间窗: At baseline, 15 days and 30 days after intervention
Description: The ICIQ-SF is a 4-item questionnaire used to evaluate the severity and impact of urinary incontinence. Scoring: Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe urinary incontinence. Unit of Measure: Points on a scale
Change in quality of life measured by the Incontinence Quality of Life Scale (I-QOL)
时间窗: At baseline, 15 days and 30 days after intervention
Description: The I-QOL assesses quality of life, including behavioral limitation, psychosocial impact, and social isolation, in postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence. Scoring: Domain scores range from 0 to 100, where higher scores represent a poorer quality of life. Unit of Measure: Total score (0-100)
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Gülçin NACAR
Associate Professor, Principal Investigator
Inonu University