Overactive Bladder
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on pelvic floor muscle strength, sexual functions, bladder symptoms and quality of life in women with overactive bladder (OAB).
Detailed description
Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined by the International Continence Association as an urgency with or without urge urinary incontinence, often accompanied by frequency and nocturia. Accordingly, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) plays an important role in the management of OAB. However, a recent systematic review suggests that PFMT is insufficient against OAB.
Interventions
OTHERExercise
Pelvic floor muscle exercise will be given to the exercise group
OTHERControl
No intervention
Sponsors
Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomly divided into two groups (control and exercise) for treatment.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Having a diagnosis of overactive bladder * Being volunteer
Exclusion criteria
* have a neurological disorder * only those with stress urinary incontinence * presence of advanced pelvic organ prolapse (stage 3-4) * Having a mental problem that will prevent cooperation in evaluation and / or applications * Women with the presence of malignant condition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelvic floor muscle strength | change from baseline at 6 weeks | The pelvic floor muscle strength of the patients will be evaluated by digital palpation. Change in pelvic floor muscle strength as measured with the Modified Oxford Scale, which ranges from 0 to 5 |
| Sexual Function | change from baseline at 6 weeks | Female sexual function will be assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index. This 19-question questionnaire deals with the subject in a multidimensional way by questioning the states of desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain. The highest raw score that can be obtained from the questionnaire is 95, and the lowest raw score is 4. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OAB symptoms | change from baseline at 6 weeks | OAB symptoms will be evaluated OAB-V8. There are 8 questions in this form and the answers given to each question are scored between 0 and 5. The scores that can be obtained from the entire scale range from 0 to 40. |
| Urinary frequency, nocturia and the number of urinary incontinence | change from baseline at 6 weeks | Patients will be also instructed to keep voiding diary |
| Life quality | change from baseline at 6 weeks | Life quality will be assessed with King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ).This questionnaire consists of two parts and 32 items.. The minimum possible score is 0 (best health) and the maximum possible score is 100 (worst health). |
Contacts
Primary ContactSeyda Toprak Celenay
Outcome results
None listed