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
Active Locations (1)
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Letícia de Azevedo Ferreira
São Paulo, Brazil, 04042005