Stress Urinary Incontinence in Elite Athletes

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A protocol of pelvic floor muscles training (PFMT) in elite athletes was applied. They will do it for 4 months. Then re-evaluated.

Detailed Description
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The athletes of the Portuguese national female's volleyball team were evaluated through perineometry, pad-test and Kings health questionnaire. They were taught a plan of pelvic floor muscles training (PFMT) to perform for 4 months. After this time they will be re-evaluated with the same measuring instruments.

Official Title
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Stress Urinary Incontinence in Elite Athletes . Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Pelvic Floor Disorders

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT)
* Diagnostic Test: Pad test


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Elite female athletes Nulliparous Volleyball team. Exclusion Criteria: Inability to contract the PFM, elderly Prolapse of the pelvic organs.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Volleyball team will be evaluated in two moments, at the beginning and 4 months after the PFMT. After 4 months, to compare with the control group and to evaluate if there are differences between groups, namely muscle strength
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT)<br>Experimental group will perform for 4 months a PFMT | Behavioral: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT)<br>* PFMT is a protocol of exercises for prevention and treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence in elite females athletes, volleyball team<br>|
| Experimental: Pad test<br>The experimental and control group will perform the pad test twice. At the beginning of the evaluation and 4 months after the PFMT. The modified pad test, has the durability of a workout (2h30min) | Diagnostic Test: Pad test<br>* Pad test is a standardised test for quantifying urine loss. Pad test is not invasive and provide an easy, inexpensive and objective assessment of urine loss.<br>|
| No Intervention: Kings Health Questionnaire<br>Kings Health Questionnaire to assess the impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life of women. Both groups will complete the questionnaire. | |
| No Intervention: perineometer<br>Both groups will perform perineometry at baseline and 4 months after | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pad-test (Short-term) | The pad test is a standardised test for quantifying urine loss. | 2 hour 30 min | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Elite Athletes, Volleyball, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training