The role of abdominal muscle training in combination with pelvic floor muscle training to treat female urinary incontinence. A pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Treatment of female stress and female stress predominant urinary incontinence; Urological and Genital Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14126416
• Lead Sponsor: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2012-12-31
• Study Start: 2023-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women =18 years old and over
2. At least a 3-month history of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) with a predominant stress component
3. At least 7 incontinence episodes per week, as recorded in a 3-day bladder diary
4. The enrolled women should have a positive cough stress test (CST) and a grade 3 or 4 PFM contraction based on the PERFECT Assessment Scheme

Exclusion Criteria

1. Daytime frequency (>8 micturitions per day) or nocturia (>1 voidings per night)
2. Neurogenic incontinence or systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, or chronic kidney disease
3. Previously received medications for incontinence or had undergone any type of continence surgery
4. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified