Health Condition 1: N394- Other specified urinary incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga: Yoga therapy with incontinent specific yoga poses for 45-60 min a day for 3 months in addition to kegels exercises and first line standard care
Control Intervention1: Standard fir
Sponsors
Aiims
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women in the age group range of 25 – 60 years, including the post-menopausal females Ambulatory Women with urinary incontinence for at least 3 months Women who have given informed written-consent and are well motivated to participate in Yoga sessions conducted twice weekly for 3months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy and postpartum (three months) Current urinary tract infection or history of >3 urinary tract infections /year Major neurological diseases (Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Stroke, etc.) Incontinence due to fistula (bladder or rectum) Pelvic cancer or radiation Interstitial cystitis or chronic pelvic pain Symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse BMI > 35 kg/m2 Medical management for incontinence in the last three months Congenital defects leading to incontinence Already engaged in prior yoga therapy Prior anti-incontinence treatment or urethral surgery or pelvic surgery in the past three months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After practicing yoga therapy or kegels exercises for a period of 45 minutes a day for 3 months The efficacy will be measured by Number of women who report improvement or cure in the symptoms of urinary incontinence as measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ-SF). Change in the frequency, reported as the number of episodes of incontinence at the start of the study, and the week following the completion of the session using the bladder diary. Timepoint: After practicing yoga therapy or kegels exercises for a period of 45 minutes a day for 3 months,The efficacy will be measured by Number of women who report improvement or cure in the symptoms of urinary incontinence as measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ-SF). Change in the frequency, reported as the number of episodes of incontinence at the start of the study, and the week following the completion of the session using the bladder diary. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The quality of life will be assessed by the ICIQ-QOL and SF-36 questionnaire. Alteration in the values of CRP and IL- 6 after the yoga therapy. The feasibility and safety of yoga as measured by the adverse effects if any, reported by the subjects during the study. Timepoint: 2.5 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rajesh Kumari
AIIMS New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed