urinary incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
4 months walking exercise
no walking exercise
Sponsors
Kochi University
1.Kochi Family Clinic 2.Kunimi birth clinic 3.Asai birth clinic
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy pregnant women, aged older than 20 years and younger than 40 years, with urinary incontinence during pregnancy or 4 weeks postpartum
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Women with neurological or psychiatric diseases which may induce falling (e.g., epilepsy, myelopathy, cranial nerve diseases, mental disorder) 2.Women with multiple pregnancy, or complicating baby postpartum 3.Women restricted in exercise by their doctors at the medical examination 4 weeks postpartum (e.g., intrapartum abnormal hemorrhage, anemia, high blood pressure, perineal laceration IV degree, postpartum mental disorder) 4. Women having no enough time for the walking exercise 5. Women scored over 9 points for Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale at the medical examination 4 weeks postpartum
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pelvic morphology: intertrochanteric diameter; external conjugate diameter; pelvic inclination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presentation of urinary incontinence: the amount / frequency of urinary incontinence; urinary incontinence specific quality of life | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTeruko Komatsu
Kochi Medical School Nursing Couse
Outcome results
None listed