Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: The Efficacy of Pilates Compared to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Associated With Electrical Stimulation in the Recovery of Post-prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy between a Pilates exercise program and a Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) protocol combined with anal electrical stimulation (AES) in the recovery of urinary continence (UI) after radical prostatectomy.

There are no studies that evaluate Pilates mat exercises for incontinence in men although it can be assured that this method has the pelvic floor contractions as a principle for practice. If this new therapeutic approach proves to be as effective as described treatment in improving urinary complaints, it will be an option for patients who prefer a non-invasive treatment.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having undergone a radical prostatectomy surgical procedure.
* Presenting involuntary urine losses after radical prostatectomy intervention. (IU grade I, II or III)
* Do not exceed the year since the surgical intervention.
* Accept to participate in the study and grant signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Follow a pharmacological treatment for the UI.
* Presenting anatomical malformations of the pelvic floor musculature.
* Carry pacemaker.
* Present anal fistulas.
* suffer from serious psychic disorders.
* Presenting lower urinary tract infections.
B: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Men who have undergone a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer or men who have undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hypertrophy
* Urinary incontinence at six weeks after prostate surgery

  * Incontinence is defined as a response on the screening questionnaire indicating a loss of urine including how often and how much

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Able to comply with intervention
* Able to complete study questionnaires

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No referral for formal therapy (teaching of pelvic floor muscle training) due to prostate surgery
* No concurrent or planned radiotherapy during the first 3 months after surgery
* No palliative endoscopic resection of prostate due to outflow obstruction for advanced prostate cancer
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteers between 50 and 75 years old;
* Submitted to radical prostatectomy;
* With complaints of urinary incontinence;
* That completed one month of surgery;

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of incontinence;
* Transurethral resection of the prostate;
* Diagnosis of neurological or cognitive impairment;
* Subjects who were unable to attend treatment sessions, due to distance or physical limitations.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteers between 50 and 75 years old;
* Submitted to radical prostatectomy;
* With complaints of urinary incontinence;
* That completed one month of surgery;

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of incontinence;
* Transurethral resection of the prostate;
* Diagnosis of neurological or cognitive impairment;
* Subjects who were unable to attend treatment sessions, due to distance or physical limitations.

Answer: D