Comparing Yoga and Whole Body Vibration Training to Improve Pelvic Floor Strength and Urinary Symptoms in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to compare the effects of yoga and Whole Body Vibration Training on pelvic floor muscle strength, the severity of urinary symptoms, and quality of life related to urinary incontinence in women. The study focuses on women aged 20 to 60 years with stress urinary incontinence SUI or mixed urinary incontinence with a predominant SUI component who have not had physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months. The trial is sponsored by Suleyman Demirel University and uses a randomized design with single masking. Participants are assigned to one of three groups a yoga group combined with home pelvic floor muscle exercises, a whole body vibration training group combined with home exercises, or a home exercise only group. Yoga sessions are planned three times a week for 45 minutes over six weeks, practicing specific poses such as mountain pose, chair pose, and supported bridge pose. Whole body vibration training lasts 45 to 55 minutes including warm-up, active training, and cooling phases. The home exercise group performs pelvic floor muscle training daily for six weeks, involving slow and fast contractions in various positions. During the six-week intervention, researchers will assess pelvic floor muscle strength, urinary symptom severity, incontinence impact on quality of life, and urogenital distress using several validated tests and questionnaires, including a 1-hour pad test and the International Consultation of Incontinence Society-Short Form. The study will analyze these outcomes statistically to evaluate the effects of the different interventions on stress urinary incontinence in women.

Yoga and Vibration Training for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women