Status:
COMPLETED
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Female CrossFit and Functional Fitness Exercisers
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Conditions:
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is a high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among female athletes and exercisers, especially in sports including high impact activities and heavy weightlifting. CrossFit and functional fit...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and exercise have well-known beneficial effects on several physical and psychological health outcomes. However, it has been proposed that regular participation in physic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥18
- ≥ 6 months of consistent participation in CrossFit or functional fitness training
- Participating in ≥ 3 sessions of cross-fit training per week
- Self-reported SUI and a total score on ICIQ-UI-SF of ≥ 3. A change of the ICIQ-UI-SF score of 2.5 has been identified to be the minimal important difference (MID) and 1.58 as between-treatment MID (Nystrom et al., 2015).
- No musculoskeletal injuries for the past 6 months with negative effect on training participation
Exclusion
- Ongoing pregnancy, or planning to get pregnant during the intervention period
- History of hysterectomy or pelvic surgery to correct UI or POP
- History of musculoskeletal injuries for the past 6 months with negative effect on training participation
- Parous women who are ≤12 months post-partum
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 2 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 19 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05341024
Start Date
May 2 2022
End Date
April 19 2023
Last Update
March 22 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport Medicine
Oslo, Norway, 0863