Effects of Pelvic Floor Health Education Program in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Stress Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: Education and booklet; Other: Booklet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05437666

2022/06/27

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of pelvic floor health education program on urinary incontinence symptoms, knowledge level and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence.

Full description

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the involuntary urinary incontinence that develops in parallel with the increase in intra-abdominal pressure and is seen in the absence of detrusor contraction. Studies have shown that SUI, leading to a decrease in the quality of life and worsening of social and health conditions, is more common in women than men.

Knowledge of pelvic floor health or urinary incontinence is generally low. Low level of knowledge or wrong information limits patients' access to treatment. Pelvic floor muscle exercise and lifestyle recommendations are also the first treatment options for SUI.

The information and awareness related to the pelvic floor and SUI can be increase and unhealthy behavioral strategies can be modifiable through education programs. Therefore the education programs related to the pelvic floor health would have positive effects on urinary incontinence symptoms, knowledge level and quality of life. Studies about this issue are needed.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Women with stress urinary incontinence
• Those who volunteered to participate in the study
• Being literate

Exclusion criteria

• Having advanced pelvic organ prolapse
• Having a malignancy
• Having a urinary tract infection
• Those who have a problem that interferes with cooperation and understanding

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Education group

Experimental group

Description:

The education program was given both an educational presentation and a booklet related to the pelvic floor health

Treatment:

Other: Education and booklet

Control group

Other group

Description:

The control group will be given a booklet related to the pelvic floor health

Treatment:

Other: Booklet