NCT06376903

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Stress Urinary Incontinence in Posmenopausal Women

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

• This study will be conducted to determine the effect of pilates exercises on stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women

Detailed description

Pilates exercises help in the controlled movement of the core, that act as a corset and it activates both core muscle and synergistically the PFM. (Trantafylidis, 2009). There is limited evidence regarding the use of Pilates exercises for the management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in older women (Keri, 2013; Pyria et al, 2021). So this study will be conducted to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on SUI in postmenopausal women which provide an insight about the benefits of such exercise on postmenopausal SUI.

Conditions

• Urinary Stress Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates exercise - pelvic floor exercise - home advices	Group (A) (Study group): It will be consisted of thirty postmenopausal women suffering from mild and moderate stress urinary incontinence, will perform program of pilates exercises, 3 sessions/week (30 minutes a session ) for 12 weeks in addition to Kegel exercises (15min/three times per week/ for 12 weeks) and home care advices. • Group (B) (Controlled group): It will be consisted of thirty postmenopausal women suffering from mild and moderate stress urinary incontinence, will perform kegel exercises (15min/three times per week/ for 12 weeks) and home care advices as in group (A).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-20
• Primary completion: 2024-08-20
• Completion: 2024-09-20
• First posted: 2024-04-22
• Last updated: 2024-04-22