The Effects of Pilates in Muscle Strength of the Pelvic Floor as Treatment of Post Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence

The Effects of Pilates Method in Muscle Strength of the Pelvic Floor as Treatment of Post Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence: : a Randomized Control Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02645136

Enrollment

115

Registered

2016-01-01

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2015-07-31

Last updated

2016-01-01

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer, Urinary Incontinence

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between a Pilates exercise program and a Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) protocol combined with anal electrical stimulation (AES) in muscular pressure strength of the pelvic floor as conservative treatment of urinary incontinence after prostatectomy.

Detailed description

This randomized clinical trial includes 115 individuals with urinary incontinence one month after radical prostatectomy. One physiotherapist, with experience in urogynecology, was responsible for all the assessments. muscular pressure strength of the pelvic floor, 24-hour pad test and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF) were the variables evaluated. The subjects were allocated in one of three treatment groups (G1: Pilates; G2: anal electrical stimulation combined with pelvic floor muscle training and G3: Control Group).

Interventions

OTHERPilates

Pilates exercises

OTHERPFMT and AES

conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises combined with anal electrical stimulation Device: electrical stimulation (Dualpex 961 Uro®)

OTHERControl

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

50 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Volunteers between 50 and 75 years old; * Submitted to radical prostatectomy; * With complaints of urinary incontinence; * That completed one month of surgery;

Exclusion criteria

* History of incontinence; * Transurethral resection of the prostate; * Diagnosis of neurological or cognitive impairment; * Subjects who were unable to attend treatment sessions, due to distance or physical limitations.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
improves muscle strength of the pelvic floor at 3 months	baseline and 3 months	Evaluation of the contraction capacity of the pelvic floor using perineometer (Myomed 932 Enraf/Nonius®)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Pad test 24 hours at 3 months	baseline and 3 months
Change in the International Consultation of Urinary Incontinence- Short Form questionnaire at 3 months	baseline and 3 months

Outcome results

None listed

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