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Clinical Trial Summary

The pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a conservative treatment, currently considered as first line for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, in practice, about 30 to 50% of women are unable to perform the correct contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs). When requested to perform the muscle contraction, the contraction of the gluteal muscles, hip adductors, or abdominal muscles is observed initially, rather of contraction of the levator anus muscle. Some factors make it difficult to perform the contraction of the PFM, such as its location on the pelvic floor, and its small size, followed by a lack of knowledge of the pelvic region, as well as its functions. Associated with these factors is the use of the muscles adjacent to the PFM, as previously mentioned. In order for women to benefit from a PFMT program for the treatment of SUI, the awareness phase of PFM can't be omitted, since the literature is unanimous in stating that pelvic exercises improve the recruitment capacity of the musculature, its tone and reflex coordination during the effort activities.


Clinical Trial Description

Research Questions: The objectives of this study is to test the hypothesis that the provision of verbal instructions about the anatomy and function of PFMs associated with the use of body techniques awareness and vaginal palpation helps in learning the correct contraction and improves the function of the PFMs.

Design: A single-centered, double-blind (investigator and outcome assessor) randomised controlled trial with two physiotherapy intervention groups.

Measurements: The primary outcome measure will be the EMG activity of the PFMs, gluteus maximus, hip adductor, and the group formed by the abdominal transverse (TrA) and internal oblique (IO) muscles during rest and maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs). The secondary outcome measure will be the PFM function (vaginal palpation and visual observation), posture assessment (software SAPO), and self-efficacy scale for practising PFM exercises. ;


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NCT number NCT03325543
Study type Interventional
Source Federal University of São Paulo
Contact Letícia Ferreira
Phone 55 11 994001829
Email leticia_azfe@hotmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date December 1, 2017
Completion date October 27, 2018

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