Status:
RECRUITING
Preoperative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Female Urinary Incontinence
Lead Sponsor:
Gulhane School of Medicine
Conditions:
Women
Urinary Incontinence (UI)
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) play a crucial role in supporting pelvic organs and maintaining continence. Weakness in these muscles can lead to dysfunctions such as pelvic organ prolapse, urinary inconti...
Detailed Description
Pelvic floor muscles (PFM); is a muscle group that supports the pelvic organs like a hammock and has an important role in micturition and defecation. With the weakening of the PFM, dysfunctions such a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria for the study:
- Being a woman between the ages of 18-65
- Being diagnosed with SUI or SUI-predominant mixed type urinary incontinence by an obstetrician-gynecologist
- Having active pelvic floor muscle contraction
- No genital anatomical abnormality
- Being able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions
- The patient was referred to physiotherapy at least 6 weeks before the planned surgery date
- Patients performed 75% or more of the given exercises (categorized as adequate compliance)
- Exclusion criteria for the study:
- Not volunteering to participate
- Being pregnant
- Having had previous pelvic floor surgery
- Having received previous pelvic floor physiotherapy
- Having a vaginal or urinary infection
- Being unable to tolerate pelvic floor muscle function measurement
- Having a neuromuscular or neurological disease that may affect muscle function
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06957795
Start Date
January 1 2025
End Date
September 1 2025
Last Update
May 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Gülhane Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)