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Effects of Bladder Training and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Symptomatology of Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Overactive Bladder Syndrome
Registration Number
NCT03331081
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo
Brief Summary

The question is whether vesical training and TMAP can be used in isolation without treatment of overactive bladder syndrome? ALSO will be evaluated in urinary symptoms, a function of the MAP, a quality of life and a satisfaction of the women with the treatment offered.

Detailed Description

Bladder training includes as resources the educational program, lifestyle modifications, as a strategy to suppress urgency and as programmed urges to improve the control of urgency and incontinence; increase bladder capacity, and thus prolong the intervals between such as urination; giving the patient a confidence in the bladder control. Already, a justification for the use of TMAP is a contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (MAP) inhibits detrusor contraction, improving the symptoms of detrusor overactivity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women with IUU and / or IUM with a predominance of urinary urgency, capable of contracting MAPs adequately, and who agree to participate in the study, signing the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women with a diagnosis of glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, urinary tract obstruction, neurological and chronic-degenerative diseases, decompensated diabetic patients and patients with complete denervation of the pelvic floor, pregnancy, abnormal genital bleeding, impairment of cognition, inability to fill in the diary voiding, genital dystopias beyond the vaginal introitus and urethral sphincter defect. Patients may not be in use or have used anticholinergics, tricyclic antidepressants or local hormone therapy within the six months prior to the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of subjective cureAt the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

We consider it "satisfied" when the patient does not want another treatment, and "dissatisfied" when the patient wants another treatment option.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Urinary symptomsAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment

Duration of urinary symptoms

BMIAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment

Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg / m2

Pregnancies and deliveriesAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment

Number of pregnancies and vaginal deliveries

Pad testAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment and the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

The patient will be instructed to empty the bladder and place a preweighed absorbent. Afterwards, the patient will be asked to ingest 500 ml of sodium free (water) liquid during the first 15 minutes of the examination. After the rest period of 1 hour, the patient will be guided to walk for 30 minutes, in which she must climb and descend five flights of stairs for ten consecutive times. Next, a sequence of exercises will be performed: coughing vigorously for 10 times, squatting 10 times, jumping in place 10 times, and washing hands in running water for 1 minute. Once the activities are over, the absorbent will be weighed again to check for urinary loss.

V8 questionnaireAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment and the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

This scale includes eight issues of urgency, incontinence, nocturia, and voiding frequency. The score for each response varies from 0 (no nuisance) to 5 (extremely uncomfortable), reaching a total of 40 points, being considered positive for SBH when the sum of the questions is equal to or greater than eight.

Voiding diaryAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment and the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

Patients should document how many times they go to the restroom during the day and at night, as well as the loss of urine in stressful situations (coughing, sneezing, laughter, squatting, weightlifting, walking, running), changing liner or absorbent and episodes of urgency and urgency-incontinence. The journal shall be held for a consecutive period of 24 hours, for a minimum of three consecutive days.

Quality of lifeAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment and the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire - I-QoL: It is composed of 22 questions organized in three domains. Limitation of human behavior; psychosocial impact; embarrassment and social embarrassment. The values added should vary between 0 and 100 points, and the lower the number obtained the greater the impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life.

MAP functionAt the initial evaluation of the patient before starting the 3 months of treatment and the end of 3 months of supervised treatment

NEW PERFECT: The examiner's fingers will be positioned approximately four centimeters from the vaginal introitus, and muscle function will be assessed. The examiner's fingers will be positioned approximately four centimeters from the vaginal introitus, and muscle function will be assessed.

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