Hypopressive Effectiveness in Postural Control and Pelvic Floor.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Effects of an exercise program based on hypopressive exercises in the female population.

Detailed Description
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Participants allocated to the intervention group completed 10 weeks of hypopressive exercises training with a frequency of two sessions of 30 minutes twice a week.

Official Title
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Hypopressive Effectiveness in Postural Control and Pelvic Floor.

Conditions
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Pelvic Floor Disorders, Postural; Defect, Muscle Weakness

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Hypopressive exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Women Physical autonomy Exclusion Criteria: Vestibular disorders. Coronary diseases. Recent surgery.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 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: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This study was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Hypopressive exercises<br>Patients completed 10 weeks of abdominal hypopressive exercises with two sessions of 30 minutes per week. | Other: Hypopressive exercises<br>* The first two sessions will have as objective the correct and effective learning of the hypopressive technique. The rest of the sessions will be dedicated to the realization of an exercise protocol based on a progression of postures from standing to supine. Diaphragmatic apneas of approximately 7 seconds will be performed, alternating each apnea with three breaths.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Patients allocated to the control group did not receive any treatment. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postural control | Postural control was evaluated by means of a stabilometric platform of resistive pressure sensors (Sensor Medica, Rome, Italy). | From baseline to 10 weeks. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pelvic floor muscles strength | The assessment of the overall contractility of the striated pelvic floor musculature was evaluated according to the modified manual scale Oxford. | From baseline to 10 weeks. | 
| Self-reported pelvic floor status | To assess self-reported status the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-Short Form was administered. | From baseline to 10 weeks | 
| Urinary incontinence | To determine the presence and improvement in urinary incontinence the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form was employed. | From baseline to 10 weeks | 
| Transversus abdominis activation | Transversus abdominis thickness during contraction was assessed by real time ultrasound imaging. | From baseline to 10 weeks. | 
| Pulmonary ventilation | A forced spirometry test was employed to assess pulmonary function. | From baseline to 10 weeks |