Investigation of The Effect of Pelvic Floor Exercise Programme Related to Sexual Dysfunction, Incontinence, Physical Activity Level and Quality of Life in Elderly.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 94
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Female Sexual Dysfunction Index
研究概览
简要总结
Alteration of hormonal structure and decreasing of muscle tissue with aging causes pelvic floor dysfunction. Over age of 65 so many factors such as decrease in volume of muscle tissue, decrease in the amount of estrogen / testosterone, and low level of physical activity cause problems such as incontinence, prolapse, constipation and sexual dysfunction The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercise program on sexual dysfunction, incontinence, quality of life and physical activity level in elderly.
详细描述
Pelvic floor problems including prolapse, voiding and defecation dysfunction have been seen in approximately 37% of women aged 60-79 years and incontinence is the leading pelvic floor dysfunction. The International Incontinence Society (ICS)defines that all types of involuntarily urinary leakage as urinary incontinence. The incidence of urinary incontinence is 26.6% in women aged 65-74 and 41.8% in patients aged 75 and over. Sexual dysfunction is also frequently encountered problem in pelvic floor disorders in people older than 65 years. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercise program on sexual dysfunction, incontinence, quality of life and physical activity level in elderly. Pelvic floor exercises programme contains different contractions of pelvic floor muscle. Each exercises have slow and fast twitch muscle exercise contraction.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 75 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •To be aged over 65 To attend all exercise class Not to be communication problem
排除标准
- •To have neurogenic bladder To have metastatic prostate or ovary cancer To have enfection in urinary tractus To have pelvic organs malign diseases
研究组 & 干预措施
Group of pelvic floor exercise
Group of pelvic floor exercise include 47 elderly people which contains contraction and repetition of pelvic floor muscle exercises during twice a week for 8 weeks performed by an expert pelvic health physiotherapist.
干预措施: Exercise (Other)
Group of pelvic floor education
Group of pelvic floor education include 47 elderly people which contains anatomy of pelvic floor and dysfunction during once a week for 8 weeks performed by an expert pelvic health physiotherapist.
结局指标
主要结局
Female Sexual Dysfunction Index
时间窗: 8 weeks
The FSFI is a brief questionnaire measure of sexual functioning in women. It was developed for the specific purpose of assessing domains of sexual functioning (e.g. sexual arousal, orgasm, satisfaction, pain) in clinical trials.
International Index of Erectile Function Questionnaire
时间窗: 8 weeks
The 15-question International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Questionnaire is a validated, multi- dimensional, self-administered investigation that has been found useful in the clinical assessment of erectile dysfunction and treatment outcomes in clinical trials.
International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Short Form (ICIQ-SF)
时间窗: 8 weeks
The ICIQ-UI Short Form is a brief and psychometrically robust patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating the frequency, severity and impact on quality of life (QoL) of urinary incontinence in men and women in research and clinical practice across the world. It is scored on a scale from 0-21.
次要结局
- SEAPI-QMM(8 weeks)
- Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)(8 weeks)
研究者
Mehmet Sakıncı
Assos.Prof.
Akdeniz University