NCT05239949

Effects of Hypopressive Exercises in Comparison With Routine Pelvic Floor Exercises in Women With Urinary Incontinence

Effects of Hypopressive Exercises in Comparison With Routine Pelvic Floor Exercises in Women With Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of hypopressive exercises with routine pelvic floor exercises in improving the frequency and severity of urinary incontinence in women and also to enhance their quality of life as it worsens after childbirth, pregnancy, and in older age.

Detailed description

A randomized control trial study will be conducted in which patients with urinary incontinence will be assigned to group 1 that will receive hypopressive exercises with electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and patients in group 2 will receive pelvic floor exercises with EMS. The intervention will be applied (3 days/week) for 8 weeks. Four sets of 10 repetitions with a 3-minute interval between each set will be performed for group 1 in an upright position while four sets of 10 repetitions with a 2-minute interval between each set will be performed for group 2 in the sitting position.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hypopressive exercises	For hypopressive exercises, the patient will be instructed to inhale, then breathe to expand the ribcage, and then exhale completely. Hold the breath out before relaxing core and ribcage.
OTHER	Pelvic floor exercises	For pelvic floor exercises, the patient is instructed to hold each contraction for 6 seconds.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-15
• Primary completion: 2022-02-20
• Completion: 2022-02-20
• First posted: 2022-02-15
• Last updated: 2022-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan