An interventional study of Verbal instruction in Urinary Incontinence, sponsored by Ariel University. Completed at 1 site in Israel. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-06-24.
Sponsored by Ariel University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of this study is to investigate which verbal instruction will lead to the most efficient contraction of pelvic floor muscles (PFM) in patients with urinary incontinence.
and to examine whether correct PFM contraction can be taught by transabdominal ultrasound, which is used as biofeedback.
Pelvic floor muscle contraction will be evaluated via transabdominal ultrasound.
A self-controlled clinical trial is planned for patients who receive physiotherapy for pelvic floor rehabilitation at one of the Meuhedet Institutes' physiotherapy clinics.
Each participant will be asked to contract the pelvic floor muscles using three different verbal instructions: (1) "contract your pelvic floor - all sphincters"; (2) "contract your anus"; (3) "contract your pelvic floor as if you're trying to stop urinating". Those who will not be able to contract will be taught by the ultrasound as biofeedback.
The assessment of pelvic floor contraction will be measured by measuring bladder displacement via abdominal ultrasound. A curved linear array transducer will be placed in the transverse plane immediately suprapubically over the lower abdomen angled at 15-30 degrees from the vertical. An on-screen caliper and measurement tool will be used to measure bladder displacement.
1,363 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Incontinence; 228 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 60 is close to the median of 66 across 1,011 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Incontinence.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The participants will be instructed to contract the pelvic floor muscle with the following verbal instruction: (1) "contract your pelvic floor - all sphincters"; (2) "contract your anus"; (3) "contract your pelvic floor as if you're trying to stop urinating".Those who will not be able to contract will be taught by the ultrasound as biofeedback.
Other: Verbal instruction
Verbal instruction for pelvic floor contraction will be given to participants. A transabdominal Ultrasound examination will be conducted to asses urinary bladder displacement being a marker for pelvic floor muscle function.
Also known as: Trans abdominal Ultrasound examination for pelvic floor contraction
urinary bladder displacement in millimeters during verbal instructions
bladder displacement will be measured via diagnostic ultrasound using the on screen caliper tool
Time frame: baseline
International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF)
Questionnaire regarding symptoms of urinary incontinence,scale range 0-21 points. higher values represent worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline
Pelvic floor muscles endurance of contraction in seconds
time of muscle contraction will be measured during the last contraction in each instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Plan to share: No — the result of the study will be analyzed. a paper will be submitted to an international journal with study description including methods, examination protocol results.
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