Exercise and Pelvic Floor Health Education Program Effectiveness

Investigation of Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Health Education and Exercise Program Effectiveness on Women With Urinary Incontinence

The aim of the study is investigation of the effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Health Education and exercise program in women with Urinary Incontinence. Women diagnosed with both stress and mixed type urinary incontinence were included the study. Pelvic Floor Health Education and exercise program were applied to women for 12 weeks.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Urinary Incontinence; Pelvic Floor Disorders; Exercise Addiction
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: exercise

Detailed Description

3 group were created; the first group will applied Pelvic floor health education composed presentation about women health,urinary incontinence, teaching anatomy of the pelvic floor and bladder training ,second group will applied both pelvic floor health education and exercise of pelvic floor muscles for 12 weeks and third group will be control group.Women with urinary incontinence were included the study are continued 12 weeks . First evaluation is done before education and exercise program, and second evaluation in 6.week and last evaluation after 12 weeks exercise and education program.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 96

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Turkey/Şanlıurfa
    • Şanlıurfa, Turkey/Şanlıurfa, Turkey
      • Harran University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The ages between 18 -65 women with urinary incontinence, applying pelvic floor muscle exercise

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The ages between 18-65 with urinary incontinence
2. Volunteer women who can regularly apply the Pelvic floor muscle exercise program

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Having pelvic organ prolapse (Stage≥2),
2. Women who are in the neonatal and postnatal period (up to 3 months after birth),
3. Situations that will prevent evaluation or communication (cognitive problems, etc.).
4. Having a neurological disorder,having urinary tract infection,
5. Those who received urinary incontinence treatment or had an operation, • Women who have received training on the pelvic floor before

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Pelvic Floor Health Education; Education will compose presentation about women health, urinary incontinence, teaching anatomy of the pelvic floor and bladder training	Other: exercise; Women with urinary incontinence will done exercise including pelvic floor muscle and will taught pelvic floor muscle anatomy, physiology, disorders, treatment of disease; Other Names: pelvic floor health education
Pelvic Floor Health Education and Exercise Program; pelvic floor health education and exercise of pelvic floor muscles for 12 weeks	Other: exercise; Women with urinary incontinence will done exercise including pelvic floor muscle and will taught pelvic floor muscle anatomy, physiology, disorders, treatment of disease; Other Names: pelvic floor health education
Control; This goup will continue routine treatment such as medication usage	Other: exercise; Women with urinary incontinence will done exercise including pelvic floor muscle and will taught pelvic floor muscle anatomy, physiology, disorders, treatment of disease; Other Names: pelvic floor health education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incontinence severity	urinary incontinence severity changes frequency of incontinence, using Sandvik severity scale quantity of incontinence, type and time of incontinence, also using voiding diary for three days composed of fluid intake time, voiding time, urinary incontinence time and amount	3 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Life style	women with urinary incontinence decrease quality of life,using visual analog scale (VAS) isolation from their environment, trouble with family	3 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Harran University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 4, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 26, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise; health education; urinary incontinence; pelvic floor
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Urologic Diseases; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Urological Manifestations; Urination Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Elimination Disorders; Urinary Incontinence; Enuresis; Pelvic Floor Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Harran üniversitesi

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No