Effect of Global Postural Correction Exercises on Stress Urinary Incontinence During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress Urinary Incontinence

• Registration Number: NCT04253925
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Background: One of the many consequences of pregnancy that may negatively affect a woman's quality of life is stress urinary incontinence caused by activities of daily living especially those associated with increased intraabdominal pressure. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of global postural correction exercises on stress urinary incontinence among pregnant women. Participants and Methods: Forty primigravida women (aged between 30-39 years), with a single fetus, diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence participated in the study. Participants were assigned randomly into two groups: Study group (group A; n=20) and control group (group B; n=20). The participants were tested twice, before and after a 12-week period, during which group A received global postural correction exercises in addition to Kegel exercises, while group B performed only Kegel exercises. A perineometer was used to evaluate the change in vaginal squeeze pressure both before and after conducting the study. Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6) was used to assess changes in incontinence severity symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-01-02
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-31
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Forty primigravida women with singleton fetus in their third trimester and diagnosed with pregnancy related SUI participated in this study.

All participants suffered from a mild to moderate grade of SUI identified by clinical grading (Ingelman-Sundberg) (Wlazlak et al., 2015) as follows: Grade I (mild), the leakage of urine occurs on straining; and grade II (moderate), the leakage occurs following abrupt movement

Exclusion Criteria

• Females were excluded from the study if they had severe grade SUI; infections in their lower urinary tract; neurological conditions; gestational diabetes; and chronic chest diseases. Females who smoked, used any medications or medical/surgical interventions for SUI, or who suffered any other type of urinary incontinence were also excluded from the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
strength of pelvic floor muscle	change from Baseline strength of pelvic floor muscle at 12-weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire	change from Baseline Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6) at 12-weeks