Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urge Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Keywords
outcome of pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy, female, stress urinary incontinence, urgency urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence
Brief summary
In this retrospective study the outcome of pelvic floor muscle training in 150 women will be tested regarding patients reported satisfaction and achievement of the incontinence improvement. Comparison of two age groups, controlled for BMI, parity and previous incontinence operations.
Detailed description
Pelvic floor muscle exercise is an established conservative treatment for female urinary incontinence. Up to now, the investigators don't know whether treatment outcome in elderly women is as good as in younger premenopausal women. The International Incontinence Society states 2009: There is no good evidence to date to suggest that healthy older women with urinary incontinence do not benefit from pelvic floor muscle training as much as younger women. In this retrospective study the investigators analyze patient charts from 2003-2008 regarding subjective patients and physiotherapists reported outcome after physiotherapy as well as for objective parameters like the need of an incontinence surgery in the follow-up of at least 2 years. Eligibility criteria are age younger than 50 years (premenopausal) and age older than 65 years and a urodynamically proven urinary incontinence. As incontinence forms the investigators include in this study the following three form: stress urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence and urgency urinary incontinence.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Zurich
Study design
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* premenopausal women (\<50 years) with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence * postmenopausal women (\>65 years) with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence * 9 sessions of pelvic floor muscle exercise in a professional kinesiological setting inbetween 2003-2008 * follow up regarding need of incontinence operation up to June 2011
Exclusion criteria
* women aged 50-65 years with urodynamically proven urinary incontinence * stool incontinence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients reported outcome regarding their urinary incontinence | 2003-2009 (up to 6 years) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| need of incontinence surgery after conservative treatment in the follow up of at least 2 years | follow up of at least 2 years after physiotherapy that was performed between 2003-2008 |
| Physiotherapists reported outcome after finishing the pelvic floor muscle training | 2003-2008 (up to 5 years) |
Outcome results
None listed