Stress incontinence and/or urge incontinence Urological and Genital Diseases Other disorders of urinary system
Conditions
Interventions
Group: three group sessions for an hour each over a three-week period, with a maximum of 10 women in each treatment group.
Individual: an assessment given and any of the techniques used in the group s
Sponsors
Physiotherapy Research Foundation (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Females aged 18 years or over 2. Ability to understand and capability of giving written informed consent with an interpreter if necessary 3. Clinical symptoms of stress and/or urge incontinence
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Recent pelvic surgery (less than three months) 3. History of pelvic malignancy 4. Current urinary infection 5. Grade III prolapse 6. Diseases of the central nervous system (e.g. multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular accident) 7. Acute mental illness and dementia 8. Previous physiotherapy for incontinence within the last 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Symptom severity questionnaire (SSI) (Black et al., 1996) 2. Incontinence-related quality of life (IQOL) (Uebersax et al., 1995) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cost related to treatment attendance and complementary therapies and other products 2. The need for further physiotherapy 3. General practitioner (GP) utilisation and surgery will be recorded although not reported here | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed