urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, pelvic floor muscles, pelvic floor disorders, pelvic floor
Conditions
Interventions
The proposed intervention will be resistance training, also known as bodybuilding.
Participants will be allocated to a control group (CG), intervention group (IG), and intervention group 2 (IG-2).
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Other
G11.427.410.698.277
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E02.760.169.063.500.387.875
Sponsors
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being female, between 60 an75 years of age, without cognitive impairment, without pelvic dysfunction, with functional assessment of the pelvic floor (AFA) greater or equal 2 (presence of contraction of small intensity, but that sustains itself).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those that present self-reported clinical restraint for the practice of resisted exercise, cardiovascular, osteoarticular or neurological activities will be excluded, being or practicing resistance exercises in the last three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in pubovisceral muscle thickness of at least 2 millimeters;Increase of strength and endurance of pelvic floor muscle evaluated by digital perineometer before and after 12 weeks of training. Morphology of the pelvic floor (pubovisceral muscle length and thickness, urogenital hiatus diameter, anorectal angle and bladder and rectum position) evaluated by 3D transperineal ultrasound before and after 12 weeks of training. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of Pelvic floor distress (urinary, fecal incontinence, and prolapse) assessed by the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory - PFDI-20 before and after 12 weeks of training. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGiovana Mazo
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed