Efficacy of a Face to Face Versus a Remote Physiotherapy Instruction Session About Pelvic Floor in Women With Urinary Incontinence

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Other: Remote intervention group; Other: Control group; Other: Face to face intervention group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05443074

52672521.0.0000.5440

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess and to compare the efficacy of a face to face versus a remote physiotherapy instruction session about pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function, including teaching women how to contract their PFM and how to perceive a correct PFM contraction. Study participants will be randomly assigned to participate in one of the three study groups: Group 1 will receive face to face instructions, Group 2 will receive real time remote instructions and Group 3 will not receive any instruction. The primary outcome measure is PFM function assessed using the modified Oxford Scale.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women who are not able to contract their PFM (≤ 2 of Modified Oxford Scale);
• Cognitive ability, hearing and visual acuity preserved (through 10-point cognitive screener and Snellen test, respectively);
• Non-neurogenic UI;
• No history of neurological disorders;
• No symptoms of a vaginal or urinary tract infection;
• Pelvic organ prolapse ≤2 (according to the Baden and Walker scale);
• Who have not already been instructed on how to perform PFM contraction or who is not already performing PFM training;
• No suspected or confirmed pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

• Who have intolerance to physical examination, or latex allergy;
• Who withdraws from participating in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Face to face intervention group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be composed of participants who will receive face to face physiotherapy instruction session.

Treatment:

Other: Face to face intervention group

Remote intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be composed of participants who will receive real time remote physiotherapy instruction session.

Treatment:

Other: Remote intervention group

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be composed of participants who will not receive any type of physiotherapy instruction session during the period of the study.

Treatment:

Other: Control group