Kegel exercise and stress urinary incontinence

The effect of home based Kegel exercise on decreasing severity of symptoms and improving quality of life in Omani females identified to have Stress Urinary Incontinence: A prospective randomized controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180527039868N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-04

Start date

2639-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

Stress urinary incontinence. Stress Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in the intervention group will report to the Co-PI who is family physician having undergone special training in Kegel Exercise. She will educate the partic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non-pregnant females. Able to read and write Attending the primary healthcare centers for any reason

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Females in the postnatal period (who delivered in the past 6 months). Women requiring wheel-chair. Women attending for emergency services. Women with prolapse grade III and IV according to the classification of International Continence Society (ICS)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The frequency of Stress Urinary Incontinence symptoms. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).;The severity of Stress Urinary Incontinence symptoms. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).;The quality of life of women with Stress Urinary Incontinence. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).	—

Measure

Time frame

The frequency of Stress Urinary Incontinence symptoms. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).;The severity of Stress Urinary Incontinence symptoms. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).;The quality of life of women with Stress Urinary Incontinence. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) strength. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Vaginal palpation (Oxford Grading System).;Measure Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) strength and endurance. Timepoint: At baseline and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Perineometer.	—

Countries

Oman

Contacts

Public ContactMaisa Al-Kiyumi

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

maysa8172@gmail.com+968 24 143407

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026