Effect of Pilates Exercises on Stress Urinary Incontinence in Posmenopausal Women

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Urinary Stress Incontinence

Treatments: Other: Pilates exercise - pelvic floor exercise - home advices

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06376903

P.T.REC/012/004860

Details and patient eligibility

About

• This study will be conducted to determine the effect of pilates exercises on stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women

Full description

Pilates exercises help in the controlled movement of the core, that act as a corset and it activates both core muscle and synergistically the PFM. (Trantafylidis, 2009).

There is limited evidence regarding the use of Pilates exercises for the management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in older women (Keri, 2013; Pyria et al, 2021). So this study will be conducted to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on SUI in postmenopausal women which provide an insight about the benefits of such exercise on postmenopausal SUI.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Postmenopausal women (at least 12months after menstrual cessation), diagnosed with SUI by the gynecologist.

• Their ages will range from 50-60 years old .
• Their BMI will be less than 30kg/m2 .
• All of them suffer from mild to moderate degree of SUI .
• All of them delivered vaginally.
• All are multipara with 2 or more children.
• All are of sedentary life style.

Exclusion Criteria:Women will be excluded from the study if they have:

• Previous bladder surgery.
• Post pelvic radiotherapy.
• Vaginal/abdominal hysterectomy.
• Vaginal infection.
• Severe urinary tract infection.
• Uterine Prolapse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group ; of pilates exercises,Kegel exercises,and home care advices.advices

Active Comparator group

Description:

•study group : It will be consisted of thirty postmenopausal women suffering from mild and moderate stress urinary incontinence, will perform program of pilates exercises, 3 sessions/week (30 minutes a session ) for 12 weeks in addition to Kegel exercises (15min/three times per week/ for 12 weeks) and home care advices.

Treatment:

Other: Pilates exercise - pelvic floor exercise - home advices

Controlled group;Kegel exercises,and home care advices.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Controlled group : It will be consisted of thirty postmenopausal women suffering from mild and moderate stress urinary incontinence, will perform kegel exercises (15min/three times per week/ for 12 weeks) and home care advices as in group (A).

Treatment:

Other: Pilates exercise - pelvic floor exercise - home advices