Urinary Incontinence and Practice of Physical Exercises

NCT00906854 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0061/08
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 108
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is often seen as a problem that affects multipara and old-aged women, however, there is evidence that during high impact physical activity, mainly, or those ones which promote a sudden increase of intra-abdominal pressure, this symptom is common, even among young women, physically active, and without known risk factors. Objective: Evaluate the prevalence of urinary incontinence in nulliparous and nulligest women who regularly practice physical activities. Method: 108 women, nulliparous and nulligest, average age 23.9 years old (from 18 to 30 years old) who exercise regularly. They were divided into 3 groups according to the regular practice of exercise forms, they are (G1) weight training, (G2) aerobic exercises, included jump, step and dancing classes, and (G3) swimming (crawl mode). All participants were questioned about the perception of leakage of urine during the practice of exercises. The established exclusion criterion included: surgeries of urinary tract, urinary infections, gestations, child-birth, advanced aged, obesity, sedentariness and practice of only one form of physical activity.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Keywords

urinary incontinence; physical exercise

Study Arms (3)

Group I

practice of weight training exercises

Group II

aerobic exercises as part of lessons jump, step and dance classes

Group III

swimming (crawl mode)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

108 women, nulliparous and nulligest, average age 23.9 years old (from 18 to 30 years old) who exercise regularly. They were divided into 3 groups according to the regular practice of exercise forms, they are (G1) weight training, (G2) aerobic exercises, included jump, step and dancing classes, and (G3) swimming. All participants were questioned about the perception of leakage of urine during the practice of exercises.

You may qualify if:

• practice of exercises

You may not qualify if:

• surgeries of urinary tract
• urinary infections
• gestations
• child-birth
• advanced aged
• obesity
• sedentary and practice of only one form of physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade de Franca: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urination Disorders; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Urological Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Lislei Patrizzi

  Universidade de Franca

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2009
• First Posted: May 21, 2009
• Study Start: March 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2008
• Study Completion: October 1, 2008
• Last Updated: May 21, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-05