Status:
COMPLETED
Pelvic Floor Contraction in Different Positions Among Women With and Without Stress Urinary Incontinence
Lead Sponsor:
University of Haifa
Conditions:
Urinary Stress Incontinence
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Examination of pelvic floor contraction in different positions among women with and without stress urinary incontinence (SUI) will be conducted via diagnostic ultrasound. This will enable clinicians a...
Detailed Description
The main goal of this study is to compare the ability of the pelvic floor muscles to contract in different positions among women suffering from SUI to healthy women. Secondary objectives: is to compar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (general):
- willing to participate in the study
- being able to squat for over 10 seconds.
- inclusion for study group - participants suffering from SUI that received a grade\>0 in sections 3+4 (how frequent does urinary leakage appear, the amount of urine leakage and does the participant use pads for leakage absorption) and a grade\>0 in section 5 (how much does SUI interrupt the participant's daily life) in the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF).
- Inclusion for control group - healthy participants (grade 0 in the ICIQ- SF questionnaire).
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Other types of urinary leakage
- receiving pelvic floor treatments in the past or present
- active urinary or vaginal infections
- neurological diseases
- urologic, gynecologic or abdominal surgery
- pelvic organ prolapse
- pregnancy
- chronic cough
- constipation
- unbalanced diabetes and the use of medication that affects urination
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 17 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04288648
Start Date
May 17 2020
End Date
November 1 2021
Last Update
November 15 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Haifa University, Department of PHysical Therapy
Haifa, Israel, 31905