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Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise and acupressure on urinary incontinence in women with multiple sclerosis

Comparison the effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise and acupressure on urinary incontinence in women with multiple sclerosis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250417065362N1
Enrollment
96
Registered
2025-08-20
Start date
2025-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: In addition to their prescribed medications, participants in this group will perform daily pelvic floor muscle exercises for eight weeks. The exercises will b

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 65 years Having the physical and cognitive ability to learn and perform interventions At least one month has passed since starting or changing effective medications for urinary incontinence (such as oxybutynin, tolterodine, and solifenacin)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Simultaneous use of common complementary therapies such as yoga, psychotherapy, Pilates, meditation Pregnancy Being in the acute or recurrent stage of the disease Urinary tract infection Having other chronic and acute physical and mental illnesses according to medical records Being within 6 months after natural childbirth Having a history of third- or fourth-degree lacerations during vaginal delivery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Urinary incontinence severity based on the score obtained from the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form/ICIQ-UI SF. Timepoint: Before, 4 and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form/ICIQ-UI SF.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Akbarzadeh Fathabadi

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

ftmeakbarzade@gmail.com+98 34 3342 9886

Outcome results

None listed

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