Urine leakage during exercising after giving birth Pregnancy and Childbirth Urine leakage
Conditions
Interventions
1. Women will be randomly allocated to either the intervention shorts or the other shorts group for 3 weeks.
2. At the end of the 3 weeks, women using the first type of shorts will be asked to docume
Sponsors
Trinity College Dublin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Taking part in the MAMMI (Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland, http://www.mammi.ie/) study 2. Gave consent to being contacted about taking part in future research related to the MAMMI study 3. Not pregnant or planning a pregnancy during the study 4. Baby's age is between 3 months and 12 months at study start 5. Do at least 30 minutes of vigorous exercise twice a week and are willing to continue doing this amount of exercise for at least 2 months during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not taking part in the MAMMI study at the time of recruitment to the PLEASE study 2. Did not provide consent to take part in future research related to the MAMMI study 3. Pregnant or planning a pregnancy 4. Not exercising for at least 30 minutes, twice a week 5. Less than 3 months and more than 9 months postpartum 6. Ill
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured with a standardised tested survey form at the end of 3 weeks: 1. Security while wearing and exercising with sports shorts 2. Comfort while wearing and exercising with sports shorts 3. Confidence while wearing and exercising with sports shorts 4. Satisfaction with the product | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured with a standardised tested survey form at baseline: 1. Characteristics of women (age and body-mass index [BMI]) and frequency and severity of urinary leakage 2. Type, frequency and severity of leakage (urge, stress or mixed) 3. Type of exercise taken | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed