Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Included in General Fitness Classes During Pregnacy

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Included in General Fitness Classes is Effective in Primary Prevention of Urinary Incontince in Pregnancy. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01578369

Enrollment

169

Registered

2012-04-16

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2012-04-16

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Conditions

Pregnancy, Urinary Incontinence

Keywords

Urinary incontinence, Pregnancy, Pelvic floor muscle training

Brief summary

To investigate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training taught in a general exercise class during pregnancy to prevent urinary incontinence in nulliparous continent pregnant women.

Detailed description

Pregnancy and childbirth are known risk factors for development of female urinary incontinence (UI). Studies have found that Pelvic Floor Mucle Trainig (PFMT) is effective in preventing and reducing UI during pregnancy and after childbirth. However, in a recent study, no effect was found when PFMT were taught in a general fitness class without former palpation of the pelvic floor muscles (Bo y Haakstad, 2011).

Interventions

OTHERExercise classes with pelvic floor muscle training

Supervised exercise classes which included pelvic floor muscle training. 3 sessions per week. 55-60 min per session, with 10 minutes of pelvic floor muscle training. At least during 22 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Nulliparous with singleton baby * Not suffering from urinary incontinence * Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada * Able to comunicate in Spanish * Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines

Exclusion criteria

* Multiparity * At risk of Premature birth * Following another exercise program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change from baseline in ICIQ-Urinary Incontinence Short Form Questionnaire	Week 10-14 gestation (baseline), week 36-39 (after intervention)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change from baseline in King's Health Questionnaire	week 10-14 of gestation (baseline), week 36-39 (after intervention)

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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