Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Keywords
Self Care, Behavior Modification
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the capacity of self-efficacy to predict maintaining a behavior change at four years post urinary control intervention.
Detailed description
This is a study that will monitor and compare attitudes and strategies that women use to maintain behavior changes that prevent urination problems. Women will complete questionnaires, do muscle strength exercises, and bladder training at 3 months, one year, and 4 years post intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBladder Health Class
A two-hour bladder health class presented by two experts in urinary incontinence and followed by an individual follow-up teaching session with an incontinence nurse specialist.
Sponsors
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
55 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion and
Exclusion criteria
1. Female 55 through 80 years old 2. Post-menopausal-no menstrual cycle for the past 12 months except for women who are on hormone replacement therapy. 3. Continent of urine (using the MESA definition of continence) defined as: 1. No previous incontinence episode except during pregnancy and/or postpartum period. 2. Urine loss less than 6 days during the last 365 days 3. No previous or present incontinence treatment with pharmacological agents, behavioral programs or surgical therapy. 4. No history of bladder cancer, stroke, multiple sclerosis, parkinsonism, epilepsy, spinal cord tumor or trauma. 5. No reported difficulty with activities of daily living, i.e. walking about the house, dressing, getting in/out of bed, getting to/using the toilet, bathing/showering, or eating. Additional criteria are applied at a physical examination: 1. Mini Mental Status of at least 24 2. Negative for objective urine loss during coughing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean number of incontinence episodes | Baseline, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 32-, 42-, 48-months post baseline |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pelvic floor muscle strength | Baseline, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 32-, 42-, 48-months post baseline |
| Length of voiding interval | Baseline, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 32-, 42-, 48-months post baseline |
| Self-efficacy | Baseline, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 32-, 42-, 48-months post baseline |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed