Urinary Incontinence,Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
This comparative pre-post intervention study investigates the feasibility and benefits of Kegel exercises amongst incontinent women, prior to commencing resistance training, to reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence compared to a group of women without prior Kegel exercises.
Detailed description
The aim of the study is to determine whether a program of Kegel exercises prior to a resistance training program will result in reduction of stress urinary incontinence and whether this should be prescribed to incontinent women prior to performing resistance training. It is hypothesized that performing kegel exercises prior to resistance training would improve pelvic floor muscle strength and reduces the odds of experiencing SUI during resistance training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALstrength training program
12-weeks of strength training consisting of warm ups, dead-lifts, squats and cool down exercises
Sponsors
Charles Darwin University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
A comparative study using data from 2 separate studies. Data used for the resistance training (RT) group from a foundational single cohort that investigated impact of RT on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in a group of women participating in a RT program who had not previously done Kegel exercises (KE). New data for the KE+RT group was from 2 consecutive studies where the women completed a program of supervised / unsupervised KE. These 19 women took part in 12 weeks of RT to compare against the KE group. The findings of two separate studies in which the effect of RT on SUI and pelvic floor muscle strength was compared between women who completed 12 weeks of RT with or without prior KE. The RT group consisted of 14 women who did not have an experience in RT or KE and completed 12 weeks of RT. Women in the KE plus RT group (n=19) completed 12 weeks of Kegel exercise under the supervision of a qualified pelvic floor specialist; then completed the identical RT program as the RT group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* being female * over eighteen years of age * suffer from stress urinary incontinence * did not perform Kegel exercises * had no experience in regular resistance/strength training * completed a physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) form.
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy, breastfeeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| incontinence severity index (ISI) tool | Week 0 | questionnaire for self-reported frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. the higher the score, the higher the impact of incontinence |
| pelvic floor muscle strength | week 0 | physiotherapist report from digital palpation and perineometry |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed