Assessment of Pelvic Floor Function in Elderly

Assessment of Pelvic Floor Function in Women With Urinary Incontinence

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00765622

Enrollment

153

Registered

2008-10-03

Start date

2007-04-30

Completion date

2007-11-30

Last updated

2008-10-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Keywords

Urinary incontinence, pelvic floor, functional evaluation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of functional assessment of the pelvic floor (AFA) in older women, as prognostic factor for Urinary Incontinence (UI).

Detailed description

Incontinence elderly assessment

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CROSSOVER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

58 Years to 87 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Elderly women * Urinary incontinence

Exclusion criteria

* Cesarean surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
All patients were submitted for review physiotherapeutic through palpation bidigital and quantification of contraction pelvic, was performed using a my feedback of pressure	Only one measure at the begging of the study

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results