NCT06003894

360 Degree Expanded Diaphragm Breathing Pattern Training in Individuals With Urinary Incontinence

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Kegel Exercises and 360-degree Expanded Diaphragm Breathing Pattern Training in Individuals With Urinary Incontinence

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of transferring the healthy intra-abdominal pressure created by 360 degree expanded diaphragm breathing taught to the patient to the pelvic cavity on incontinence problems.

Detailed description

66 people with a score of 3 or higher on the Incontinence Severity Index will be included in the study. All participants will complete the King Health Questionnaire and Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaires. The control group will consist of 33 people and will apply only Kegel exercises 2 sets a day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The experimental group will consist of 33 people and the participants will apply Kegel exercises for 8 weeks, 3 days a week, 2 sets a day. In addition to this, 360 degree expanded diaphragm breathing training will be given to the experimental group. Practices for using this breathing pattern will be done 2 sets per day, each set for 10 minutes. At the end of 8 weeks, all 3 questionnaires will be asked to be filled again. The variation between the initial results and the final results, as well as the differences between the final changes, will also be compared.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	kegel exercises	Kegel exercises; It is done by squeezing your pelvic floor muscles for 3 to 5 seconds and relaxing them. Participants are expected to do this exercise in the form of hold-relax 10-15 times each set. Participants are expected to practice Kegel exercises, 2 sets a day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks.
OTHER	360 degree expanded diaphragmatic breathing training	360-degree expanded diaphragm breathing is the delivery of air taken during inspiration to the postero-lateral wall of the abdomen. Breathing in this way ensures that the pressure in the abdomen is distributed equally in all directions. Practices for using this breathing pattern will be done 2 sets per day, each set for 10 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-20
• Completion: 2023-12-10
• First posted: 2023-08-22
• Last updated: 2023-12-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)