Kegel Exercises Prior to Strength Training to Improvestress Urinary Incontinence

NCT05527639 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CharlesDarwinU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This comparative pre-post intervention study investigates the feasibility and benefits of Kegel exercises amongst incontinent women, prior to commencing resistance training, to reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence compared to a group of women without prior Kegel exercises.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence,Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• incontinence severity index (ISI) tool

  questionnaire for self-reported frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. the higher the score, the higher the impact of incontinence

  Week 0

• incontinence severity index (ISI) tool

  questionnaire for self-reported frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. the higher the score, the higher the impact of incontinence

  Week 12

• pelvic floor muscle strength

  physiotherapist report from digital palpation and perineometry

  week 0

• pelvic floor muscle strength

  physiotherapist report from digital palpation and perineometry

  week 12

Study Arms (2)

intervention group during study

OTHER

all participants completed a 12 week strength training program consisting of warm up exercises, dead-lifts and squats. They had all completed a program of Kegel exercise prior.

Behavioral: strength training program

control group during study

OTHER

all participants completed a 12 week strength training program consisting of warm up exercises, dead-lifts and squats

Behavioral: strength training program

Interventions

strength training program BEHAVIORAL

12-weeks of strength training consisting of warm ups, dead-lifts, squats and cool down exercises

control group during study; intervention group during study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: must be female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• being female
• over eighteen years of age
• suffer from stress urinary incontinence
• did not perform Kegel exercises
• had no experience in regular resistance/strength training
• completed a physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) form.

You may not qualify if:

• pregnancy, breastfeeding

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charles Darwin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Charles Darwin University

Darwin, Northern Territory, 0909, Australia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence, Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urinary Incontinence; 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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: A comparative study using data from 2 separate studies. Data used for the resistance training (RT) group from a foundational single cohort that investigated impact of RT on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in a group of women participating in a RT program who had not previously done Kegel exercises (KE). New data for the KE+RT group was from 2 consecutive studies where the women completed a program of supervised / unsupervised KE. These 19 women took part in 12 weeks of RT to compare against the KE group. The findings of two separate studies in which the effect of RT on SUI and pelvic floor muscle strength was compared between women who completed 12 weeks of RT with or without prior KE. The RT group consisted of 14 women who did not have an experience in RT or KE and completed 12 weeks of RT. Women in the KE plus RT group (n=19) completed 12 weeks of Kegel exercise under the supervision of a qualified pelvic floor specialist; then completed the identical RT program as the RT group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2022
• First Posted: September 2, 2022
• Study Start: May 18, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 18, 2019
• Study Completion: December 18, 2019
• Last Updated: August 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Locations

AU (1)