Urinary Incontinence,Stress
Conditions
Keywords
exercise, pelvic floor, post menopause, urinary incontinence
Brief summary
To determine the Effects of pelvic floor muscle exercise with and without Knack Technique in post-menopausal women with stress urinary incontinence
Interventions
OTHERknack technique.
It consists of 11 patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle exercise and knack technique at outpatient clinic and at home. 8 maximum voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles in supine sustained for 6s with a resting interval twice as long between contractions, followed by 3 fast contractions. 3 times per day. 3 days per week at home for 3 months. 3 exercises in supine position. 8 repetitions of each exercise 3times per day , 3 days per week. . Orientation to perform the knack during activities of daily life. The knack consists of voluntary pelvic floor muscles contraction before and during activities that increase abdominal pressure. The exercise will be performed in the supine (first month), sitting (second month), and standing (third month) positions twice a month for 3 months at outpatient clinic. (6 outpatient sessions)
It consists of 11 patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle exercises at the outpatient and at home. 8 maximum voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles in supine position sustained for 6s with a resting interval twice as long between contractions followed by 3 fast contractions. 3 times per day , 3 days per week at home for 3 months. Two sessions per month at outpatient clinic for 3 months
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Post-menopausal women * Multiparous women * Previous history of vaginal deliveries * Women with mild to moderate stress or mixed incontinence (with predominance of SUI) via the 3 incontinence questions (3IQ) * Able to have a gynecological examination
Exclusion criteria
* Symptoms of overactive bladder alone * Previous participation in a pelvic floor re-education program and/or previous pelvic floor surgery or currently receiving other treatment for urinary incontinence. * Loss of stools or mucus * Active urinary or vaginal infection in the past 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 DAY BLADDER DIARY | 12th week | It is a validated instrument which assesses day time and night time urine leakage episodes during consecutive 3 days. IN column indicates how much you drink and when you drink. OUT column indicates how much urine you pass when you go to toilet. Every time you leak put a cross in OUT column. When you go to bed put a line on the chart next to time. This can tell how many times you have to get up to pass urine. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PERFECT SCHEME | 12th week | The perfect scheme has demonstrated reliability and validity as an assessment tool. Pelvic floor muscles will be assessed by two finger vaginal palpation. The examiner will place fingers at vaginal introitus at about 4cm and the function will be assessed by PERFECT scheme. Modified oxford grading scale (scores of 0-5) will assess the pelvic floor muscle strength. |
| THE INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE (I-QOL) | 12th week | The incontinence quality of life questionnaire is a valid instrument for measuring quality of life. The incontinence quality of life questionnaire assesses the impact of stress urinary incontinence on quality of life. The limitations in human behavior, psychosocial impact and social embarrassment is evaluated by I-QOL |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed