NCT02645136

The Effects of Pilates in Muscle Strength of the Pelvic Floor as Treatment of Post Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence

The Effects of Pilates Method in Muscle Strength of the Pelvic Floor as Treatment of Post Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence: : a Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 115 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Estadual de Londrina · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between a Pilates exercise program and a Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) protocol combined with anal electrical stimulation (AES) in muscular pressure strength of the pelvic floor as conservative treatment of urinary incontinence after prostatectomy.

Detailed description

This randomized clinical trial includes 115 individuals with urinary incontinence one month after radical prostatectomy. One physiotherapist, with experience in urogynecology, was responsible for all the assessments. muscular pressure strength of the pelvic floor, 24-hour pad test and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF) were the variables evaluated. The subjects were allocated in one of three treatment groups (G1: Pilates; G2: anal electrical stimulation combined with pelvic floor muscle training and G3: Control Group).

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer
• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates	Pilates exercises
OTHER	PFMT and AES	conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises combined with anal electrical stimulation Device: electrical stimulation (Dualpex 961 Uro®)
OTHER	Control

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-07-01
• First posted: 2016-01-01
• Last updated: 2016-01-01