Group treatment: an acceptable and effective method of physiotherapy provision for female urinary incontinence?

Completed

• Conditions: Stress incontinence and/or urge incontinence; Urological and Genital Diseases; Other disorders of urinary system

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16772662
• Lead Sponsor: Physiotherapy Research Foundation (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Females aged 18 years or over
2. Ability to understand and capability of giving written informed consent with an interpreter if necessary
3. Clinical symptoms of stress and/or urge incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Recent pelvic surgery (less than three months)
3. History of pelvic malignancy
4. Current urinary infection
5. Grade III prolapse
6. Diseases of the central nervous system (e.g. multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular accident)
7. Acute mental illness and dementia
8. Previous physiotherapy for incontinence within the last 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified