Improving Pelvic Health Awareness and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Among Rural Women Through Pelvic Floor Education, Awareness, Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Modification Program – A Quasi-Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 33
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Improving Pelvic Health Awareness and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Among Rural Women Through Pelvic Floor Education Awareness Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Modification Program A Quasi Experimental Study
The study focuses on women aged 20 to 60 years living in rural areas who suffer from involuntary urine loss This condition affects 32% of rural women in India but many remain silent due to social stigma or lack of funds The PEARL Program involves an 8 week intervention including Education on pelvic anatomy and risk factors like obesity or childbirth Awareness sessions to encourage seeking treatment and reducing embarrassment Rehabilitation using Kegel exercises with increasing hold times and deep breathing Lifestyle changes like the Knack principle and reducing caffeine or night time water intake Success is measured using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire the Kings Health Questionnaire for quality of life and the Oxford Grading Scale for muscle strength The goal is to prove that structured education and exercise significantly improve pelvic health and reduce symptoms
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20.00 Year(s) 至 60.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- Female
入选标准
- •1 Age 20-60 years.
- •2 Woman presents with a new episode of Urinary incontinence.
- •3 Women diagnosed with UI (stress, urge, or mixed).
- •4 Ability to understand and follow instructions for pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT).3 5 Willingness to participate in the full duration of the study.
- •6 Women residing at rural areas.
排除标准
- •1.Woman has received formal PFMT instruction in the previous year (e.g. from a physiotherapist) 2.Pregnant women.
- •3.Pelvic organ prolapses.
- •4.Neurological diseases affecting bladder function.
- •5.Urinary tract infections.
- •6.Patients undergone recent abdominal surgeries.
- •7.Cognitive impairment affecting ability to follow instructions 8.Physical disability preventing participation in the exercises.
研究者
DrMadhura Prasad Damkondewar PT
Maharashtra Institute of Physiotherapy,Latur