Does Patient Activity Level Affect 24-Hour Pad Test Results in Stress-Incontinent Women

Does Patient Activity Level Affect 24-Hour Pad Test Results in Stress-Incontinent Women?

We hypothesised that in women with stress urinary incontinence, the severity of leakage on a 24 hour pad test was affected by activity.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: 24-hour Pad Test Weight Gain With and Without Activity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: minimal activity

Detailed Description

We asked women to perform two separate pad tests, one with normal activity, and another with decreased activity.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stress urinary incontinence

Exclusion Criteria:

• language other than english

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: 24-hour pad test; decreased activity	Behavioral: minimal activity; Pad test with minimal activity

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
24-hour pad test weight gain (mls)	24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: St George Hospital, Australia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2006
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): December 13, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 13, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2012
• Last Verified: December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Stress urinary incontinence; Activity; 24-hour pad test
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Body Weight Changes; Weight Gain
• Other Study ID Numbers: Activity Study