Effects of Hypopressive Exercises in Comparison With Routine Pelvic Floor Exercises in Women With Urinary Incontinence

NCT ID: NCT05239949

Last Updated: 2022-06-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-15
• Study Completion Date: 2022-02-20

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of hypopressive exercises with routine pelvic floor exercises in improving the frequency and severity of urinary incontinence in women and also to enhance their quality of life as it worsens after childbirth, pregnancy, and in older age.

Detailed Description

A randomized control trial study will be conducted in which patients with urinary incontinence will be assigned to group 1 that will receive hypopressive exercises with electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and patients in group 2 will receive pelvic floor exercises with EMS.

The intervention will be applied (3 days/week) for 8 weeks. Four sets of 10 repetitions with a 3-minute interval between each set will be performed for group 1 in an upright position while four sets of 10 repetitions with a 2-minute interval between each set will be performed for group 2 in the sitting position.

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Hypopressive exercises and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)

Women included in this group underwent 24 sessions during 8 weeks (3 days/ week). Treatment will be given for 50 minutes in each session. Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) will be applied in prone lying before every session of hypopressive exercises (HE). A device will use for muscle stimulation at 7Hz for 15 minutes. The intensity of current will gradually increase from zero to a minimum that can be tolerated by the patient. Two electrodes will place medially to the ischial tuberosity and the remaining two will place on the sacral area.

After a 2-minute interval, the patient will be asked to perform HE in an upright position. For this maneuver, the patient will be instructed to inhale, then breathe to expand the ribcage, and then exhale completely. Hold the breath out before relaxing core and ribcage. Four sets of 10 repetitions with a 3-minute interval between each set will be performed.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hypopressive exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

For hypopressive exercises, the patient will be instructed to inhale, then breathe to expand the ribcage, and then exhale completely. Hold the breath out before relaxing core and ribcage.

Pelvic floor muscle exercises and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)

Women included in this group underwent 24 sessions during 8 weeks (3 days/ week). Treatment will be given for 50 minutes in each session. Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) will be applied in prone lying before every session of pelvic floor muscle exercises. A device will use for muscle stimulation at 7Hz for 15 minutes. The intensity of current will gradually increase from zero to a minimum that can be tolerated by the patient. Two electrodes will place medially to the ischial tuberosity and the remaining two will place on the sacral area.

After a 2-minute interval, the patient will be asked to perform pelvic floor muscle exercises in a sitting position. The patient is instructed to hold each contraction for 6 seconds, with three to four contractions added on the top. Four sets of 10 repetitions with a 2-minute interval between each set will be performed.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pelvic floor exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

For pelvic floor exercises, the patient is instructed to hold each contraction for 6 seconds.

Interventions

Hypopressive exercises

For hypopressive exercises, the patient will be instructed to inhale, then breathe to expand the ribcage, and then exhale completely. Hold the breath out before relaxing core and ribcage.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pelvic floor exercises

For pelvic floor exercises, the patient is instructed to hold each contraction for 6 seconds.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women aged between 20 to 65 years
• Gynecologist and urologist diagnosed patients
• Participants not engaged systematically in sports or physical activities(≤ sessions per week, ≤ weeks per week)

Exclusion Criteria

• If participants had hypertension or any serious mental disease
• Pregnancy or up to 2 months postpartum
• Urge fecal incontinence or vaginal pain
• Underwent any physiotherapy for urinary incontinence before
• Any kidney disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Muhmmad Kashif

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah International University

Faisalābad, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC-FSD-00282

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id