Online Education Program in Sportswomen for the Prevention of Stress Urinary Incontinence

NCT05667012 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ED_IU_ONLINE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can be defined through its symptoms as the involuntary loss of urine when carrying out an activity or effort that implies an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Perineal dysfunctions are a widespread problem among the sportswomen population. Therefore, a continuous exposure to exercises that entail a high intra-abdominal pressure such as that which occurs in high-impact sports in women. As seen in other studies in which pelvic floor educational programs were taught; advice and guidance focused on perineal health education helped participants improve knowledge, symptoms, and quality of life, as well as reduce the incidence of SUI. For these reasons, it is relevant to carry out a prevention and education program in the female population who play high-impact sports, since they have a high prevalence of SUI.

Conditions

Incontinence Stress

Keywords

Educational pills; Prevention; Sports; Physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge

  The validated Spanish PIKQ questionnaire will be used. This questionnaire has good validity and reliability. It is structured in 13 questions with closed answers, that is, "I agree" or "I disagree" answers. These questionnaires evaluate items about UI and prolapses, mainly. Your scoring range is 0 to 1. On each scale, the minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 12.

  0 week (baseline)

• Knowledge

  The validated Spanish PIKQ questionnaire will be used. This questionnaire has good validity and reliability. It is structured in 13 questions with closed answers, that is, "I agree" or "I disagree" answers. These questionnaires evaluate items about UI and prolapses, mainly. Your scoring range is 0 to 1. On each scale, the minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 12.

  4 week

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Motivation

  0 week (pre), 4 week (post)

• Perception

  0 week (pre), 4 week (post)

• Quality of life of participants

  0 week (pre), 4 week (post)

• Adherence

  0 week (pre), 4 week (post)

• Sexual function

  0 week (pre), 4 week (post)

Study Arms (2)

High intensity

EXPERIMENTAL

Women who practice sports professionally.

Other: Educational videos

Low intensity

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Women who practice sport in a non-professional way.

Other: Educational videos

Interventions

Educational videos OTHER

There will be a total of 6 videos, each of these videos will last between 8 and 10 minutes and will be accessed through a YouTube link to a private channel.

High intensity; Low intensity

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Women between 18 and 35 years old.
• For the control group who have done sports at least 2 days a week for at least 1 year.
• For the experimental group who are semi or professional athletes and who carry out high intensity/impact.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant or postpartum women or who have undergone gynecological and/or urogynecological surgeries.
• Respiratory, musculoskeletal, metabolic and neurological diseases.
• A minimum of MMS\>21.
• Refusal to participate or incomplete questionnaires.
• That they have not been diagnosed with UI of any cause.
• No mastery or comprehension of the Spanish language.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Fuentes-Aparicio L, Dominguez-Navarro F, Maudos-Soriano A, Hernandez-Guillen D. eHealth educational intervention: effects of an online video program in prevention of the pelvic women's health-a non-randomized experimental study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2025 Dec;312(6):2153-2164. doi: 10.1007/s00404-025-08200-6. Epub 2025 Oct 3.

  PMID: 41042325 DERIVED

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 Officials

• David Hernández Guillén, PT, PhD

  University of Valencia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The investigator analyzing the results will be blinded to the intervention group to which the participants belong.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor, PT, PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2022
• First Posted: December 28, 2022
• Study Start: January 2, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: December 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)