NCT06322082

Pilates Training and Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy for Post-prostatectomy Stress Incontinence

Pilates Training Combined With Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy on Post-prostatectomy Stress Incontinence: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Khadra Mohamed Ali · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 40 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

120 Patients with urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy would be randomly assigned to either 4 groups all receive conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises plus group A receive Pilates exercises and Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, group B receive Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, group C receive Pilates exercises and group D receive conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises. Assessment at baseline, immediately after the intervention, to evaluate the degree of urinary incontinence and quality of life after three months from treatment.

Detailed description

120 Patients with urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy would be randomly assigned to either 4 groups all receive conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises plus group A receive Pilates exercises and Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, group B receive Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, group C receive Pilates exercises and group D receive conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises. Assessment at baseline, immediately after the intervention, to evaluate the degree of urinary incontinence by Urodynamic investigation system, Severity index scale and Cytometry and quality of life by The quality of life questionnaire IQOL after three months from treatment.

Conditions

• Stress Incontinence, Male

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	The DUOLITH SD1-TOP focused shock wave system (STORZ MEDICAL AG)	The LiESWT was applied to Pilates and Shock Wave group and Shock Wave group with 0.25 mJ/mm2 of intensity, 3000 pulses of shock, and 3 pulses/s of frequency, applicator was placed on the suprapubic skin area one session in the week for twelve weeks, totaling 12 sessions. Pilates exercises were performed to Pilates and Shock Wave group and Pilates group. The sessions of Pilates were applied twice a week for twelve weeks, totaling 24 sessions. The 50 min Pilates sessions were divided into three phases: warm-up, strengthening, and stretching. They also received written orientations to perform three exercises and two of the Pilates session at home every day - Conventional pelvic floor exercises performed for all groups include Kegel exercise, squats, bridging, and squeeze and release exercises. These exercises were performed 3 times per day, lasting for 12 consecutive weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-20
• Primary completion: 2024-10-30
• Completion: 2024-12-15
• First posted: 2024-03-20
• Last updated: 2024-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt