Pelvic Floor Fecal incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, randomized controlled clinical trial employing simple random sampling
it is an open-label study (without masking), and the randomization process was carried out digitally. A pseudo-random algorithm via the Invertexto web tool was used to generate numbers corresponding t
Sponsors
Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women; with symptoms of anal incontinence; aged between 40 and 80 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being pregnant; having given birth less than three months ago; having performed pelvic floor exercises in the past three months; and having a neurological disease that compromises cognitive function and/or the innervation of the pelvic floor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The treatment group is expected shows greater improvement in the reduction of fecal loss and in the gain of pelvic floor muscle strength | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The treatment group is expected shows improvement in several domains of quality of life compared to the control group;To test whether physical therapy treatment promotes changes in resting pressures, voluntary contraction, capacity, and rectal sensitivity;To test whether physical therapy treatment promotes improvement in quality of life and the severity of anal incontinence;To identify whether there are sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors associated with anal incontinence;Identify the factors associated with anal incontinence;To describe the sociodemographic profile of patients with anal incontinence;To determine whether there is an association between quality of life and the severity of anal incontinence | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactElicéia Batista
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás
Outcome results
None listed