Pelvic Floor Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
pelvic floor rehabilitation
Brief summary
In this study at least 24 sportswoman (18-50 years old) will be recruited a randomized in two groups which will be differently treated for the following 8 weeks. one group will be treated with Kegel approach and the other one with De Gasquet apporach. before and after the treatment they will fill in a battery of falidated questionnaire in order to evaluate the improvement at pelvic floor level, quality of life and psychological distress.
Detailed description
In this study at least 24 sportswoman (18-50 years old) with pelvic floow symptos (18-50 years old) will be recruited a randomized in two groups which will be differently treated for the following 8 weeks. They should havo no children, other relevant systemic disorders and assume no drugs. They should practice sports by at least one year. one group will be treated with Kegel approach and the other one with De Gasquet apporach. before and after the treatment they will fill in a battery of falidated questionnaire in order to evaluate the improvement at pelvic floor level, quality of life and psychological distress. In partiqular they fill in: * Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) * Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) * Quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) * King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) * Intestinal related symptoms questionnaire (ICIQ-B) * Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)
Interventions
PROCEDUREKegel arm
in this group participants will be followed up for 8 weeks with kegel exercises
PROCEDUREDe Gasquet arm
in this group participants will be followed up for 8 weeks with de gasquet exercises
Sponsors
Alessandro Micarelli
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* practicing sports by at least one year
Exclusion criteria
* no systemic disorders * no drugs assumption * no children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) | 8 weeks | Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory evalueates the pelvic floor distress with values ranging from 0 to 300 indicating respectively better and worse score |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) | 8 weeks | the Incontinence Severity Index evaluates the incontinence with values ranging from 0 to 12 indicating respectively better and worse score |
| Quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) | 8 weeks | the Quality of life questionnaire evaluates the quality of life with values ranging from 0 % to 100 % indicating respectively better and worse limitations |
| King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) | 8 weeks | the King's Health Questionnaire evaluates the urinary tract consequences on daily life with values ranging from 0 to 100 indicating respectively better and worse limitations |
| Intestinal related symptoms questionnaire (ICIQ-B) | 8 weeks | the Intestinal related symptoms questionnaire evaluates the intestinal consequences on daily quality of life with values ranging from 0 to 26 indicating respectively better and worse scores |
| Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) | 8 weeks | Depression Anxiety Stress Scale evaluates anxiety, depression and stress with values ranging from 0 to 14 indicating respectively better and worse scores for depression, 0 to 10 indicating respectively better and worse scores for anxiety and 0 to 17 indicating respectively better and worse scores for stress |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed