urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, physiological, women, sedentary lifestyle.
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: 10 women performed the Pilates Solo Exercise Program (PEPS). Intervention Group: 5 women which performed the PEPS associated with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). For both groups, t
Other
E02.779.474
Sponsors
Universidade do estado de Santa Catarina/UDESC
Faculdade de Engenharia da Univerasidade do Porto (FEUP)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be female; aging between 18 and 40 years; nulliparous; sedentary behaviour (did not practice regular physical activity); and had urinary incontinence and / or sexual dysfunction.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women with a history of diabetes mellitus; chronic pelvic pain; previous pregnancy; and history of gynecological surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It was expected an average difference (p<0.05) of the symptoms of urine loss and sexual dysfunction assessed by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire –Short Form (ICIQ-SF) and the Female Sexual Function Index(FSFI) questionnaires, assessed at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study.;Comparing the the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire –Short Form (ICIQ-SF)results at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study, there was no improvement in urine loss in any of the studied groups (pre: 1.40 ± 2.27 and post: 2.33 ± 2.87, p = 1.0, for the group that performed the pilates exercise program and pre: 5.40 ± 3.28 and post: 4.50 ± 0.57, p = 0.102 for the group that performed the program of pilates plus pelvic floor exercises).. The sexual dysfunction symptons assessed by the Female Sexual Function Index(FSFI) demonstrated an improvement among the group that performed Pilates associated with the pelvic floor muscles training (pre: 25.96 ± 0.93, post: 30.15 ± 0.59, p = 0.007). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Both groups were expected to improve urinary leakage and / or sexual dysfunction problems assessed by the questionnaires (p<0.05). In addition, the Pilates group associated with pelvic floor muscle training was expected to improve all aspects of pelvic floor muscle contraction during 12-week study period, where should be found a p value <0.05, when compared the pre and post intervention period.;The group that performed Pilates exercises associated with pelvic floor muscle training improved the desire domain evaluated by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnairefFrom the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements (pre: 3,48±0,50 and post: 5,40±0,48, p=0.014). In addition, was observed an improvement in the repetitions of the pelvic floor muscles assessed by bidigital palpation (pre: 2,20±1,48 and post: 7,75 ± 2,63, p=0.025). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSoraia Tonon da Luz
Universidade do estado de Santa Catarina/UDESC
Outcome results
None listed