NCT02275728

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With and Without Biofeedback in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With and Without EMG Biofeedback and Quality of Life in Peri and Postmenopausal Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the action of the pelvic floor muscle training with and without EMG Biofeddback in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in menopausal, peri and post menopausal women and their quality of life before and after the interventions.

Detailed description

The Pelvic floor muscle training has been the first line of choice in the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence. The goal of this technique is increasing the strength and function of the pelvic floor which aims to support the pelvic viscera, as well as part of their duties, such as locks sphincter muscles. Risk factors such as advanced age, obesity, multiple pregnancy, can cause a woman to present urinary incontinence (SUI), where the main cause is the dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles and the lack of awareness of these muscles as well as biomechanical problems. Some studies describe the use of EMG biofeedback to assess and improve the function of the pelvic floor muscles, however, the studies are not yet conclusive about the action of adding this equipment in the treatment of SUI. In this regard, the EMG Biofeedback has the ability to physiologically evaluate these disorders and perform a faster treatment for these patients, improving their quality of life. The EMG has the ability to monitor and measure the progression of activation of the pelvic floor muscles, giving feedback to the patient and therapist about the actual condition of muscle function.

Conditions

• Menopause
• Urinary Incontinence, Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pelvic floor muscle training	assessment and intervention group with a training of the pelvic floor muscles, another group with training of the pelvic floor muscles and electromyographic biofeedback and a control group will be held. All groups respond to a questionnaire of quality of life. At the end, all groups will be reassessed and compare the effectiveness of interventions between groups.
OTHER	Eletromyography Biofeedback

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2014-10-27
• Last updated: 2014-10-27