Low-Intensity Physical Therapy for Prevention of Pre and Postpartum Urinary Incontinence

Pilot Study: Low Intensity Physical Therapy for Prevention of Pre and Postpartum Urinary Incontinence

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00178282

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-15

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

2007-10-31

Last updated

2011-11-03

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Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if pelvic exercises can reduce the occurrence of urinary incontinence (involuntary loss of urine) before and after delivery. We would also like to see if performing pelvic exercises before birth has an effect on labor and/or delivery, and if there are any specific characteristics for developing urinary incontinence during pregnancy and after delivery.

Detailed description

The studies investigating physiotherapy for prevention of urinary incontinence during and after pregnancy used intensive pelvic floor muscle training. While physical therapy appears to be effective in preventing urinary incontinence, extensive physical therapy is too costly to be implemented as a preventive measure for the general population. Thus, we want to asses if non-intensive pelvic floor therapy decreases the urinary incidence of incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum. We propose a prospective randomized controlled trial to obtain baseline data on the effect of non-intensive pelvic floor muscle training of urinary incontinence in primigravid women.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPelvic Floor Muscle exercises

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Nulliparous, pregnant women, 18 years or older * Less than 20 weeks gestation * Able to give consent and who are willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Multiparous women * Women presenting after 20 weeks gestation * History of urinary incontinence * Mentally impaired women and women who have neurological impairment affecting ability to perform pelvic floor muscle training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Non-intensive physical therapy, 24hr. voiding diary, pad weight, Quality of Life questionnaires	During and 3 months after delivery

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026