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Protocol for the treatment of Urinary Incontinence in women with overweight and obesity through physical therapy and nutritional education

Protocol for the treatment of Urinary Incontinence in women with overweight and obesity through cinesiotherapy and nutritional education

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7tysgs
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-06-22
Start date
2017-01-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Urinary incontinence, Overweight, Obesity

Interventions

Experimental Group: 11 overweight or obese women will receive 16 physical therapy sessions at a frequency of 2 visits per week, totaling 2 months. They will also receive, during this period, nutrition
Behavioural
Other
E02.779
SP6.026

Sponsors

Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: between the ages of 20 and 65; BMI between 25 and 40 kg/m2; do not have intact hymen; do not perform exercises for the musculature of the pelvic floor; who have signed the Free and Informed Consent Form (TCLE); has not undergone urogynecologic and bariatric surgeries; do not have prolapse of level III or IV; and exhibiting symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (who are unable to understand simple verbal commands or do not follow the guidance provided during the assessment; they that can not contract the PFMs alone, that is, they associate the contraction of the PFM with the accessory muscles: glutes, hip adductors and abdominals, in a visible or palpable way; with presence of vaginal or urinary infection; complain of pain during the evaluation; with more than 20% absences in the intervention period; and decide not to continue the search and / or withdraw their consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Lower scores on the ICIQ-SF scale and lower values of PAD-TEST 1h after the end of treatment in the group Cinesiotherapy and nutritional education.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Higher values of strength through perineometry after the end of treatment.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Clara;Maria Thereza de Oliveira;Micussi

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

mariaclaraeoliveira@gmail.com;maria.thereza.micussi@gmail.com+55 (84) 99924-7090;+55 (84) 99986-5469

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)