Stress Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Keywords
Kegel exercise, Postural Correction, Stress Urinary Incontinence
Brief summary
Background: One of the many consequences of pregnancy that may negatively affect a woman's quality of life is stress urinary incontinence caused by activities of daily living especially those associated with increased intraabdominal pressure. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of global postural correction exercises on stress urinary incontinence among pregnant women. Participants and Methods: Forty primigravida women (aged between 30-39 years), with a single fetus, diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence participated in the study. Participants were assigned randomly into two groups: Study group (group A; n=20) and control group (group B; n=20). The participants were tested twice, before and after a 12-week period, during which group A received global postural correction exercises in addition to Kegel exercises, while group B performed only Kegel exercises. A perineometer was used to evaluate the change in vaginal squeeze pressure both before and after conducting the study. Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6) was used to assess changes in incontinence severity symptoms.
Interventions
OTHERKegel exercises
global postural correction exercises
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Forty primigravida women with singleton fetus in their third trimester and diagnosed with pregnancy related SUI participated in this study. All participants suffered from a mild to moderate grade of SUI identified by clinical grading (Ingelman-Sundberg) (Wlazlak et al., 2015) as follows: Grade I (mild), the leakage of urine occurs on straining; and grade II (moderate), the leakage occurs following abrupt movement
Exclusion criteria
* Females were excluded from the study if they had severe grade SUI; infections in their lower urinary tract; neurological conditions; gestational diabetes; and chronic chest diseases. Females who smoked, used any medications or medical/surgical interventions for SUI, or who suffered any other type of urinary incontinence were also excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| strength of pelvic floor muscle | change from Baseline strength of pelvic floor muscle at 12-weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire | change from Baseline Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6) at 12-weeks |
Outcome results
None listed