Age-stratified Outcome of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise for Urinary Incontinence

Completed

• Conditions: Stress Urinary Incontinence; Urge Urinary Incontinence

• Registration Number: NCT01445834
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

In this retrospective study the outcome of pelvic floor muscle training in 150 women will be tested regarding patients reported satisfaction and achievement of the incontinence improvement.

Comparison of two age groups, controlled for BMI, parity and previous incontinence operations.

Detailed Description

Pelvic floor muscle exercise is an established conservative treatment for female urinary incontinence. Up to now, the investigators don't know whether treatment outcome in elderly women is as good as in younger premenopausal women. The International Incontinence Society states 2009: "There is no good evidence to date to suggest that "healthy" older women with urinary incontinence do not benefit from pelvic floor muscle training as much as younger women".

In this retrospective study the investigators analyze patient charts from 2003-2008 regarding subjective patients and physiotherapists reported outcome after physiotherapy as well as for objective parameters like the need of an incontinence surgery in the follow-up of at least 2 years.

Eligibility criteria are age younger than 50 years (premenopausal) and age older than 65 years and a urodynamically proven urinary incontinence. As incontinence forms the investigators include in this study the following three form: stress urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence and urgency urinary incontinence.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-09-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-09-30
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study First Posted: 2011-10-04
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• premenopausal women (<50 years) with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence
• postmenopausal women (>65 years) with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence
• 9 sessions of pelvic floor muscle exercise in a professional kinesiological setting inbetween 2003-2008
• follow up regarding need of incontinence operation up to June 2011

Exclusion Criteria

• women aged 50-65 years with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence
• stool incontinence

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients reported outcome regarding their urinary incontinence	2003-2009 (up to 6 years)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
need of incontinence surgery after conservative treatment in the follow up of at least 2 years	follow up of at least 2 years after physiotherapy that was performed between 2003-2008
Physiotherapists reported outcome after finishing the pelvic floor muscle training	2003-2008 (up to 5 years)