Effect Of Abdominal Hypopressive Training On Stress Urinary Incontinence

Badr University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: pelvic floor exercises, nutritional instructions; Other: abdominal hypopressive exercises, pelvic floor exercises, nutritional instructions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06599190

P.T.REC/012/004947

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fifty female athletes suffering from stress incontinence (SUI) will participate in this study. They will be selected from El Zohour Club, New Cairo City.

Full description

They will be randomly distributed into 2 groups equal in numbers:

Group (A) (Control group) consists of 25 female athletes. They will receive nutritional instructions and pelvic floor muscle exercises three sessions/week for 3 months.

Group (B) (Study group) consists of 25 female athletes. They will receive the same treatment for the control group and abdominal hypopressive exercises three sessions/week of 30 mins per week for 3 months.

Before data collection, the purpose and procedures will be fully explained to the females. Informed consent will be obtained from each female. Each female will be evaluated following a standard protocol.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Female athletes suffering from SUI.
2. They will be diagnosed with SUI using bladder stress test.
3. Their ages will range from 14-18 years old.
4. Their body mass index (BMI) will range from 18.5-24.9 kg/m2.
5. They are single females.

Exclusion criteria

The female athlete will be excluded if they had:

1. Urinary tract infection.
2. Family history of genito-urinary tract cancer.
3. Diabetes mellitus.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Group (A) (Control group)

Active Comparator group

Description:

consists of 25 female athletes. They will receive nutritional instructions and pelvic floor muscle exercises three sessions/week for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: pelvic floor exercises, nutritional instructions

Group (B) (Study group)

Experimental group

Description:

consists of 25 female athletes. They will receive the same treatment for the control group and abdominal hypopressive exercises three sessions/week of 30 mins per week for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: abdominal hypopressive exercises, pelvic floor exercises, nutritional instructions