Difference in Incontinence Prevalence Between High Impact Athletes, Low Impact Athletes and Sedentary Subjects
Difference in Incontinence Prevalence Between High Impact Athletes, Low Impact Athletes and Sedentary Subjects. A Functional Analysis
This observational cross-sectional study aims to investigate the association between participation in high-impact sports, physical activity level, and urinary incontinence in young adults. The study will compare six groups based on sex and physical activity level: male and female high-impact sports participants, physically active males and females who do not participate in high-impact sports, and sedentary males and females.
Participants aged 18-35 years will undergo a single assessment including sociodemographic and medical information, physical activity assessment, urinary incontinence questionnaires, sport-related characteristics, psychosocial questions regarding the influence of social taboos on questionnaire responses, lower-limb muscle strength testing using a load cell, and vertical jump performance assessment.
The study aims to describe the prevalence, severity, type, and impact of urinary incontinence across different activity levels and sexes, and to explore potential associations with lower-limb strength, jump performance, and sport-related characteristics.
研究概览
详细说明
Urinary incontinence is a common condition that may affect both women and men and has been associated with physical activity and participation in high-impact sports. Although regular exercise provides substantial health benefits, repetitive increases in intra-abdominal pressure during high-impact activities may contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction in susceptible individuals. Most previous studies have focused on female athletes from specific sports, while evidence including both sexes and different physical activity levels remains limited.
This observational cross-sectional study will compare urinary incontinence characteristics among six population groups defined according to sex and physical activity level: male and female participants in high-impact sports, physically active males and females who do not participate in high-impact sports, and sedentary males and females.
Participants will attend a single face-to-face assessment session after providing written informed consent. During the visit, sociodemographic and clinical information, physical activity characteristics, sport-related variables, urinary incontinence questionnaires, and psychosocial questions related to social taboos and response honesty will be collected. Lower-limb muscle strength will be assessed using a load cell system, and jump performance will be evaluated using the My Jump 2 application.
The primary objective is to compare the prevalence, severity, type, and impact of urinary incontinence across the different study groups. Secondary analyses will explore the relationship between urinary incontinence and physical activity level, lower-limb muscle strength, jump performance, sport-related characteristics, and selected demographic and clinical variables.
Participants will be recruited through social media, institutional dissemination, and sports clubs using voluntary convenience and snowball sampling. All assessments will be performed by trained researchers following standardized procedures.
研究类型
注册 (估计的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Valencia
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Valencia、Valencia、西班牙、46010
- Gascó Oliag, 5
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 成人
接受健康志愿者
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults aged 18 to 35 years.
- Male or female participants.
- Able to understand and provide written informed consent.
- Belong to one of the following groups:
Regular participation in high-impact sports (≥2 training sessions per week for at least the previous 2 years).
Physically active individuals meeting the World Health Organization recommendations (≥150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity activity, ≥75 minutes/week of vigorous-intensity activity, or an equivalent combination), without regular participation in high-impact sports.
Sedentary individuals who do not meet the World Health Organization physical activity recommendations.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or childbirth within the previous 12 months.
- Current or recent urinary tract infection.
- History of urogynecological disease or pelvic/urogynecological surgery.
- Body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m².
- Inability to understand or complete the study procedures or questionnaires in Spanish or English.
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
干预/治疗 |
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Male High-Impact Sports Participants
Males aged 18-35 years who regularly participate in high-impact sports (at least twice per week for the previous two years).
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No intervention
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Female High-Impact Sports Participants
Females aged 18-35 years who regularly participate in high-impact sports (at least twice per week for the previous two years).
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No intervention
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Physically Active Males
Males aged 18-35 years who meet the World Health Organization physical activity recommendations but do not participate in high-impact sports.
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No intervention
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Physically Active Females
Females aged 18-35 years who meet the World Health Organization physical activity recommendations but do not participate in high-impact sports.
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No intervention
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Sedentary Males
Males aged 18-35 years who do not meet the World Health Organization physical activity recommendations.
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No intervention
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Sedentary Females
Females aged 18-35 years who do not meet the World Health Organization physical activity recommendations.
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No intervention
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Urinary incontinence severity
大体时间：Baseline (single study visit)
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Urinary incontinence severity assessed using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF).
Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity and impact on quality of life.
The total score ranges from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe urinary incontinence symptoms and greater impact on quality of life.
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Baseline (single study visit)
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Urinary incontinence-related quality of life
大体时间：Baseline (single study visit)
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Quality of life associated with urinary incontinence assessed using the Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL).
The total score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better urinary incontinence-related quality of life.
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Baseline (single study visit)
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Lower-limb muscle strength
大体时间：Baseline (single study visit)
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Maximum voluntary force and mean voluntary force of hip adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, internal rotation, and external rotation measured using a load cell and ChronoJump software.
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Baseline (single study visit)
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Vertical jump performance
大体时间：Baseline (single study visit)
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Vertical jump performance assessed using the My Jump 2 application.
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Baseline (single study visit)
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Physical activity level
大体时间：Baseline (single study visit)
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Physical activity level assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
Physical activity is expressed as metabolic equivalent (MET)-minutes per week and classified into low, moderate, or high physical activity levels, according to the IPAQ scoring protocol.
Higher MET-minutes per week indicate greater levels of physical activity.
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Baseline (single study visit)
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合作者和调查者
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
初级完成 (估计的)
研究完成 (估计的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (实际的)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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