Effects of Tanzberger Versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises on Urinary Incontinence

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Menopause; Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: Tanzberger Exercises; Other: Pelvic floor muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05916820

Iqra Shafi

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized clinical trial (RCT) will be conducted to compare the effects of Tanzberger exercises and pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence and quality of life in post_menopausal females suffering from urine incontinence in which data will be collected from Razahat Medical Centre, Lahore via International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence-Short Form score (ICIQ-UI-SF) and incontinence quality of life (IQOL) Questionnaire. Sample size of 34 patients will be taken. Non_probability convenient sampling will be used. A written consent form will be taken from participants meeting inclusion criteria and will be randomly allocated into two groups through lottery method, to either the PFMs group or Tanzberger exercise group. Treatment will be given three times a week. International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire, Urinary Incontinence-Short Form Questionnaire and Incontinence quality of life will be used to measure quality of life. All participants in both groups will be evaluated before and after the treatment programs. Total duration of study will be six months. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS 21

Full description

Urinary Incontinence is defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as the involuntary loss of urine through urethra which is distressing and disabling condition mainly affecting the social and psychological well-being of an individual. Due to the embarrassing nature of incontinence, it is both underreported and under diagnosed. It affects women's quality of life. Tanzberger technique using Swiss ball strengthen levator ani muscles which play role in closing urethra. Pelvic floor muscle exercises are safe and efficient treatment option to treat urinary incontinence and improves quality of life. The significance of this study is, PMFs training and Tanzberger exercises will be executed in comparison to treat post-menopausal women who are facing with unhygienic and social embarrassing health disorder of Urinary Incontinence.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 45 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 45 to 60 years.
• Postmenopausal Females
• Diagnosed patients of urinary incontinence

Exclusion criteria

• Delivery with any complication.
• Females have any history of diabetes, hypertension, neurological, or any chronic illness.
• Any pelvic or abdominal surgery
• Disc herniation or spine fracture.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Tanzberger Exercises

Experimental group

Description:

It consist of patients who will receive Tanzberger exercises 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Tanzberger Exercises

Pelvic floor muscle training

Experimental group

Description:

It consists of patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle training 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Pelvic floor muscle training