NCT06547580

Effects of Group-based and Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Elderly Individuals With Urinary Incontinence

Examining the Effects of Group-based and Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Elderly Individuals With Urinary Incontinence

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to asses the effects of 12-week group-based and individually planned pelvic floor muscle training on individuals aged 65 and over with urinary incontinence.

Detailed description

The research was conducted on participants over the age of 65 with urinary incontinence living in a nursing home. After these participants were informed about the content of the study, a signed informed consent form will be obtained. This study is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Participants with incontinence aged 65 and over living in a nursig home were randomly assigned to intervention (IG) and control group (CG). The intervention group attended an exercise program that individualized pelvic floor muscle with Emg biofeedback training (individualized-PFMT). The control group was included in the group-based PFMT program. Duration of exercise for both groups was 45-60 minutes per session three times a week for 12 weeks. Incontinence symptoms and severity (Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20, bladder diary), PFM and abdominal muscle function (superficial electromyography), balance (Berg Balance Scale), functional status (Senior Fitness Test), hand grip strength, knee extansor, ankle dorsi-plantar flexion muscle srength, sleep quality and fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale) was measured at baseline and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Group-based PFMT	Under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist, group-based pelvic floor muscle training was applied for 12 weeks, 2 sessions per week, 30-45 minutes each session.
OTHER	Individualized PFMT	Under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist, individualized pelvic floor muscle training was performed using the Emg Biofeedback device, 2 sessions a week, 30-45 minutes each session, in 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-08-01
• Completion: 2024-08-01
• First posted: 2024-08-09
• Last updated: 2024-08-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)