EFFECT OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING AMONG PREGNANT BLACK AFRICAN POPULATION ON THE RISK OF POSPARTUM URINARY INCONTINENCE, A SINGLE BLIND RANDOMIZE
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and ChildbirthPOSPARTUM URINARY INCONTINENCE
- Registration Number
- PACTR201407000834391
- Lead Sponsor
- Aga Khan University, East Africa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
Black African descent
18 years and above as determined by age of birth
Primiparous with a singleton foetus
Between 14-24 weeks of pregnancy as determined by a first trimester ultrasound scan.
Exclusion Criteria
Pre-existing urinary incontinence of any type
Severe medical illness requiring recurrent hospital admissions, or affect compliance with training regimen
Obstetrical conditions likely to lead to preterm delivery, for example, severe Preeclampsia and Preterm Prolonged Rupture of Membranes
History suggestive of neurological conditions, for example, myasthenia gravis
History suggestive of collagen disorders, for example, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus but not Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method An estimate of the risk of 6 week postpartum Urinary Incontinence as a proportion for the treatment and control groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Contributory factors in this population on the risk of postpartum Urinary Incontinence with specific reference to: a) Pre-pregnancy smoking b) BMI at ANC booking to be a surrogate for eliciting presence of pre-pregnancy obesity c) Age d) Cultural PFMT practices