Kegel Exercises Prior to Strength Training to Improvestress Urinary Incontinence

August 4, 2023 updated by: Donelle Cross, Charles Darwin University

Does a Kegel Exercise Program Prior to Resistance Training Reduce the Risk of Stress Urinary Incontinence?

This comparative pre-post intervention study investigates the feasibility and benefits of Kegel exercises amongst incontinent women, prior to commencing resistance training, to reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence compared to a group of women without prior Kegel exercises.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to determine whether a program of Kegel exercises prior to a resistance training program will result in reduction of stress urinary incontinence and whether this should be prescribed to incontinent women prior to performing resistance training. It is hypothesized that performing kegel exercises prior to resistance training would improve pelvic floor muscle strength and reduces the odds of experiencing SUI during resistance training.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • Northern Territory
      • Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 0909
        • Charles Darwin University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being female
  • over eighteen years of age
  • suffer from stress urinary incontinence
  • did not perform Kegel exercises
  • had no experience in regular resistance/strength training
  • completed a physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy, breastfeeding

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: intervention group during study
all participants completed a 12 week strength training program consisting of warm up exercises, dead-lifts and squats. They had all completed a program of Kegel exercise prior.
Behavioral: strength training program
12-weeks of strength training consisting of warm ups, dead-lifts, squats and cool down exercises
Other: control group during study
all participants completed a 12 week strength training program consisting of warm up exercises, dead-lifts and squats
Behavioral: strength training program
12-weeks of strength training consisting of warm ups, dead-lifts, squats and cool down exercises

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
incontinence severity index (ISI) tool
Time Frame: Week 0
questionnaire for self-reported frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. the higher the score, the higher the impact of incontinence
Week 0
incontinence severity index (ISI) tool
Time Frame: Week 12
questionnaire for self-reported frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. the higher the score, the higher the impact of incontinence
Week 12
pelvic floor muscle strength
Time Frame: week 0
physiotherapist report from digital palpation and perineometry
week 0
pelvic floor muscle strength
Time Frame: week 12
physiotherapist report from digital palpation and perineometry
week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Charles Darwin University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 18, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 18, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

December 18, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 26, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

September 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 7, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CharlesDarwinU

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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