Pelvic Floor Muscle Training(PFMT) on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Men With Stroke

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Urinary Incontinence; Male

Treatments: Other: Pelvic Floor Muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01042249

H-B-2009-069

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in men after stroke.

120 men with LUTS or increased LUTS after stroke is included and randomized into a treatment group or a control group. The subjects in the treatment group follows a 12 week standard PFMT program, while the control group is not given specific treatment of their LUTS but like the treatment group follows the standard rehabilitation program for stroke patient. Outcome are measured by

• 5 questionnaires
• Voiding diary
• 24-hour pad test
• pelvic floor muscle assessment test

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Men, diagnosed with stroke clinical defined according World Health Organisation (WHO 1989) and confirmed by CT and MRI scan
2. Onset of last stroke ≥ 1 month
3. Normal cognitive function (minimal mental examination score > 25 ) (Folstein, Folstein et al. 1976).
4. LUTS according to ICS definition (Abrams, Cardozo et al. 2002), with start or aggravation in close relation to the stroke
5. Independent walking abilities indoor > 100 m with/without aids
6. Independence in toilet visits
7. Age > 18 years

Exclusion criteria

1. Prior history of LUTS surgery, pelvic surgery or trauma
2. More than 2 hospital diagnosed stroke
3. Other severe neurological diseases including dementia
4. Severe dysphasia
5. Severe psychiatric disease
6. Prostate cancer
7. Do not speak Danish or English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Treated with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in 12 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Pelvic Floor Muscle training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Receives standard rehabilitation after stroke