Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training and Incontinence

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Incontinence, Urinary; Training Group, Sensitivity

Treatments: Behavioral: Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06185439

2011-KAEK-26/193

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial was made to determine the effectiveness of prenatal pilates-supported childbirth preparation training on birth outcomes, incontinence during pregnancy, and the postpartum period.

Full description

One of the risk factors for the development of stress incontinence in women is pregnancy and childbirth. This problem increases as pregnancy progresses and continues in the postpartum period.

It was tested the hypothesis, there is no difference in the development of urinary incontinence in the prenatal and postpartum periods among women who receive Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training and women who were into the usual care.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-35,
• Being in the 28th-30th week of pregnancy
• Having a singleton pregnancy
• Being nulliparous

Exclusion criteria

• Having chronic constipation
• Having a chronic cough
• Having a history of any psychiatric condition, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, congenital or acquired anatomical abnormalities of the urogenital tract, bladder malignancy
• Being overweight and obese
• Giving birth outside of 37-42 weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Study group

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, the study group was provided with prenatal pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training and follow-up, in addition to the usual care provided by health professionals.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group was in the usual care.