NCT04631926

The Impact of Hip Exercises on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Function in Older Women With Urinary Incontinence

The Impact of Hip Exercises on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Function as a Potential Non-surgical Management for Urinary Incontinence in Older Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study of 30 older women ages 65 and older with urinary incontinence (UI) who will under go a standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises (isometric strengthening of hip external rotators with progressive resistance training).

Detailed description

This is a prospective cohort study of 30 older women ages 65 and older with urinary incontinence (UI) who will under go a standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises (isometric strengthening of hip external rotators with progressive resistance training). Participants will take part in a 12-week hip muscle exercise program (weekly supervised hip exercises with resistance progression) plus a home program with the same exercises 3 days per week. the exercise program will be administered by the licensed physical therapist with special focus in hip strength. The change in pelvic floor muscle strength (peak pelvic floor muscle squeeze pressures) pre- to post hip muscle exercises. Changes in UI symptom severity, and impact of UI symptoms on quality of life will be assessed. Objective measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength will be obtained using a perineometer. UI symptom severity and quality of life will be measured using validated questionnaires (PFDI and PFIQ, respectively).

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence
• Geriatric Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hip Muscle Exercise	Standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises focusing on the external hip rotators with progressive resistance

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-21
• Primary completion: 2024-11-15
• Completion: 2024-11-30
• First posted: 2020-11-17
• Last updated: 2024-12-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States