Status:

COMPLETED

Can Women Correctly Contract Their Pelvic Floor Muscles After to Receive Verbal Instructions and Vaginal Palpation?

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of São Paulo

Conditions:

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence, Stress

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a conservative treatment, currently considered as first line for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, in practice, about 30 to 50% of women...

Detailed Description

Research Questions: The objectives of this study is to test the hypothesis that the provision of verbal instructions about the anatomy and function of PFMs associated with the use of body techniques a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with predominance of SUI symptoms and ≥ 2 g leakage measured by pad test and without capability to contract the PFM properly

Exclusion

  • Not included if they were younger than 18 years old, had chronic degenerative diseases, pelvic organ prolapse greater than stage I by POP-Q, neurologic or psychiatric diseases, ability to contract PFMs, had previous pelvic floor re-education programs and/or pelvic floor surgeries

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 20 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

176 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03325543

Start Date

December 20 2017

End Date

July 31 2023

Last Update

July 30 2025

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Letícia de Azevedo Ferreira

São Paulo, Brazil, 04042005