Effects of hypopressive exercise on pelvic floor strength and severity of incontinence in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence: A Quasi experimental study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- i) STOP Test
研究概览
简要总结
Title: Effects of hypopressive exercises on strength of pelvic floor muscles and severity of incontinence in postmenopausal women with stressed urinary incontinence: A Quasi experimental study
Study Design:
- Design Type: Single-arm prospective interventional study
- Location: Outpatient Department, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pune
- Duration: 6 weeks (3 sessions/week, 30 minutes each)
**Objective:**To evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercises on:
- Pelvic floor muscle strength
- Severity of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Quality of life in postmenopausal women
Participants:
- Target Group: Postmenopausal women aged 45–65 years
This single-arm prospective interventional study was conducted at the Outpatient Department of Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pune, to evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercises in managing stress urinary incontinence (SUI) among postmenopausal women. The study included postmenopausal women aged between 45 and 65 years who had been experiencing symptoms of SUI for at least six months. Over a 6-week intervention period, participants received hypopressive exercise sessions three times a week, with each session lasting 30 minutes. The primary objectives of the study were to assess improvements in pelvic floor muscle strength, reduction in the severity of urinary incontinence, and enhancement in the participants’ quality of life. Outcome measures included the STOP test, Frequency/Volume chart, Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ), and the Cough Stress Test. All assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention to determine the clinical effectiveness of the hypopressive exercise program. This study aimed to provide evidence for the potential role of hypopressive training as a non-invasive therapeutic strategy for improving pelvic health in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- Female
入选标准
- •Post-menopausal women aged 45 years 65 years
- •Those who are having stress urinary incontinence symptoms since six months and more
- •At least 12 months of amenorrhoea duration of stress urinary incontinence symptoms.
- •Patients who have signed an informed consent form.
- •Stress urinary in continence of grade 1 and grade 2.
排除标准
- •Women under 45 years of age
- •Women with urge urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence, or overflow incontinence should not be included in the study.
- •Women with significant pelvic organ prolapse that could interfere with the study
- •Women with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis Parkinsons disease or stroke that could affect bladder function
- •Women with hypertension and hiatus hernia and recent abdominal surgery.
结局指标
主要结局
i) STOP Test
时间窗: baseline assessment and post-intervention assessment after 6 weeks
ii) Frequency Volume Test
时间窗: baseline assessment and post-intervention assessment after 6 weeks
iii) Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ)
时间窗: baseline assessment and post-intervention assessment after 6 weeks
iv) Cough- Stress Test
时间窗: baseline assessment and post-intervention assessment after 6 weeks
次要结局
未报告次要终点