Effects of an Intervention on Improving Midlife Women's Menopause-related Symptoms
NCT ID: NCT04277871
Last Updated: 2020-02-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
91 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-08-31
2012-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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The intervention group
The intervention group received an educational section and related educational materials. The educational section involved two sub-sections: a discussion section and an abbreviated practice section. The intervention group attended on-site group practice sections and performed individual home-based practice.
Pelvic floor muscles training (PFMT) combined with yoga
All study participants were instructed to perform PFMT combined with yoga with an expectation of performing a 70-minute practice section 3 days in a week. All study participants received a booklet with menopause-related information, a booklet plus an instructional Digital Video Disc for PFMT and yoga practice.
The comparison group
The comparison group received an educational section and related educational materials. The educational section involved two sub-sections: a discussion section and an abbreviated practice section. The comparison group performed individual home-based practice only.
Pelvic floor muscles training (PFMT) combined with yoga
All study participants were instructed to perform PFMT combined with yoga with an expectation of performing a 70-minute practice section 3 days in a week. All study participants received a booklet with menopause-related information, a booklet plus an instructional Digital Video Disc for PFMT and yoga practice.
Interventions
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Pelvic floor muscles training (PFMT) combined with yoga
All study participants were instructed to perform PFMT combined with yoga with an expectation of performing a 70-minute practice section 3 days in a week. All study participants received a booklet with menopause-related information, a booklet plus an instructional Digital Video Disc for PFMT and yoga practice.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
47 Years
65 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
OTHER_GOV
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Yuan-Mei Liao, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, R.O.C
References
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Dumoulin C, Cacciari LP, Hay-Smith EJC. Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Oct 4;10(10):CD005654. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005654.pub4.
Cramer H, Peng W, Lauche R. Yoga for menopausal symptoms-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Maturitas. 2018 Mar;109:13-25. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.12.005. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
Sha K, Palmer MH, Yeo S. Yoga's Biophysiological Effects on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Scoping Review. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Mar;25(3):279-287. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0382. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
Mercier J, Morin M, Zaki D, Reichetzer B, Lemieux MC, Khalife S, Dumoulin C. Pelvic floor muscle training as a treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: A single-arm feasibility study. Maturitas. 2019 Jul;125:57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 Mar 29.
Kim GS, Kim EG, Shin KY, Choo HJ, Kim MJ. Combined pelvic muscle exercise and yoga program for urinary incontinence in middle-aged women. Jpn J Nurs Sci. 2015 Oct;12(4):330-9. doi: 10.1111/jjns.12072. Epub 2015 Feb 23.
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Liao YM, Dougherty MC, Boyington AR, Lynn MR, Palmer MH. Developing and validating a Chinese instrument to measure lower urinary tract symptoms among employed women in Taiwan. Nurs Outlook. 2006 Nov-Dec;54(6):353-61. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.09.003.
Fuh JL, Wang SJ, Lu SR, Juang KD, Lee SJ. Psychometric evaluation of a Chinese (Taiwanese) version of the SF-36 health survey amongst middle-aged women from a rural community. Qual Life Res. 2000;9(6):675-83. doi: 10.1023/a:1008993821633.
Management of symptomatic vulvovaginal atrophy: 2013 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2013 Sep;20(9):888-902; quiz 903-4. doi: 10.1097/GME.0b013e3182a122c2.
Abrams P, Cardozo L, Fall M, Griffiths D, Rosier P, Ulmsten U, van Kerrebroeck P, Victor A, Wein A. The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function: report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the International Continence Society. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jul;187(1):116-26. doi: 10.1067/mob.2002.125704. No abstract available.
Other Identifiers
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97-2314-B-038-039
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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