Effect of a Health Education Program on knowledge and pelvic floor muscle training in women with stress Urinary Incontinence

Effect of a Health Education Program on knowledge and pelvic floor muscle training in women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-2yjtsn

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-30

Start date

2021-09-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pelvic floor

Interventions

The present study is a single-blind, two-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial. A total of 56 women with stress urinary incontinence will be recruited and invited to participate in a previousl

knowledge regarding urinary incontinence will be assessed using the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Quiz (PIKQ). The presence of urinary incontinence, urinary symptoms, and their impact on quality

n=28) or the Experimental Group (EG

n=28). The randomization sequence will be computer-generated using Randomizer.org, and allocation concealment will be ensured through sealed, opaque, sequentially numbered envelopes. Participants allo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women will be included in the study with complaints of urinary loss; over 18 years old; who do not report or present any psychiatric disorder; cognitive deficit; who are not pregnant or have last delivered less than one year; who have not undergone previous surgery for correction of IU, regardless of its time; who can read, write and understand the Portuguese language; who have WhatsApp and access to the internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Expected outcome 1: Knowledge regarding the pelvic floor muscles, urinary incontinence, its different types, and available treatment approaches is expected to increase following participation in the Remote Health Education Program. An improvement in scores on the knowledge questionnaire from pre- to post-intervention is also anticipated.;Founded outcome 1: no significant differences were found between the control and intervention groups.	—

Measure

Time frame

Expected outcome 1: Knowledge regarding the pelvic floor muscles, urinary incontinence, its different types, and available treatment approaches is expected to increase following participation in the Remote Health Education Program. An improvement in scores on the knowledge questionnaire from pre- to post-intervention is also anticipated.;Founded outcome 1: no significant differences were found between the control and intervention groups.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Expected outcome 2: improvements in urinary symptoms, quality of life, and urinary incontinence severity will be achieved following participation in the Remote Health Education Program. Improvements in the scores of the condition-specific questionnaires from pre- to post-intervention are also anticipated.;Founded outcome 2: no significant differences were found between the control and intervention groups.	—

Measure

Time frame

Expected outcome 2: improvements in urinary symptoms, quality of life, and urinary incontinence severity will be achieved following participation in the Remote Health Education Program. Improvements in the scores of the condition-specific questionnaires from pre- to post-intervention are also anticipated.;Founded outcome 2: no significant differences were found between the control and intervention groups.

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Countries

Contacts

Public ContactAna Carolina;Alana Pitangui;Coelho Leite

Universidade de Pernambuco ;Universidade de Pernambuco

carolina.pitangui@upe.br;alanamcleite@gmail.com+55-87-996334859;+55-87-988160967

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026