NCT05610761

Efficacy of Core Stabilization Exercises in Women With Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence

Efficacy of Core Stabilization Exercises in Women With Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of core stabilization exercises added to traditional Kegel exercises on incontinence and quality of life in women with stress and stress dominant mixed urinary incontinence.

Conditions

• Stress Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Core stabilization exercises with Kegel exercises	Core stabilization exercise program consists of two phases: teaching the basic movement (contraction of the Transversus abdominis and other muscles with diaphragmatic breathing) and incremental exercises added to the basic movement. The basic movement will be studied before each exercise and then the specified exercises will be added. The physiatrist will teach the exercise program to the patients. The first 6 of the 12 exercises classified according to the degree of difficulty will be performed for 5 weeks, and the next 5 weeks will be moved to the other 6 exercises. The exercises will be performed at least 3 days a week, with 10 repetitions of each movement, and the program will last for 10 weeks. Compliance with the exercise program will be questioned over the phone, and patients will be evaluated with a follow-up form before the study, at the 10th week, and at the 20th week. In addition, the Kegel exercise program specified in the other group will be applied.
BEHAVIORAL	Kegel exercises	Kegel Exercises The exercise will start as 2 sets of 10 repetitions in the morning and evening, and after getting used to it, it will be increased to 3 sets of 10 repetitions per day. The patient, lying on his back with his knees bent, feet slightly apart from each other, will try to lift the breech, urinary tract opening and vagina on the pelvic floor by counting to 5, and should not tighten your abdominal and leg muscles, and should not hold your breath while doing this exercise. In this way, he will count up to 5 while contracting, then he will relax by counting to 10 (after getting used to it, the holding time will be increased to 10 seconds).

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-08
• Primary completion: 2020-03-08
• Completion: 2020-08-15
• First posted: 2022-11-09
• Last updated: 2022-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)