Efficacy of Core Stabilization Exercises in Women With Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Behavioral: Kegel exercises; Behavioral: Core stabilization exercises with Kegel exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05610761

Incontinence Rehab, IstanbulU

Details and patient eligibility

About

In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of core stabilization exercises added to traditional Kegel exercises on incontinence and quality of life in women with stress and stress dominant mixed urinary incontinence.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Women between the ages of 18 - 55
2. Diagnosis of stress and stress predominant mixed urinary incontinence
3. Pelvic floor muscle strength ≥ 3
4. BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2
5. ≥ 1 complaint of urinary incontinence in the last month

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnancy and postpartum first 6 weeks
2. Other types of incontinence and stress type 3 incontinence
3. Urinary tract infection
4. Pelvic organ prolapse advanced stage (Stage ≥ 2)
5. History of pelvic surgery or pelvic tumor
6. Surgical treatment for urinary incontinence
7. History of serious systemic or neurological disease (Severe cardiovascular disease, advanced COPD, CVO and/or Cancer, Parkinson's etc.)
8. Severe low back and/or pelvic pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Core Stabilization Exercises with Kegel Exercises

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Core stabilization exercises with Kegel exercises

Kegel Exercises

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Kegel exercises