Knack Technique in Post-menopausal Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To determine the Effects of pelvic floor muscle exercise with and without Knack Technique in post-menopausal women with stress urinary incontinence

Official Title
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Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises With and Without Knack Technique in Post-menopausal Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Conditions
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Urinary Incontinence,Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: knack technique.
* Other: pelvic floor muscle exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Post-menopausal women Multiparous women Previous history of vaginal deliveries Women with mild to moderate stress or mixed incontinence (with predominance of SUI) via the 3 incontinence questions (3IQ) Able to have a gynecological examination Exclusion Criteria: Symptoms of overactive bladder alone Previous participation in a pelvic floor re-education program and/or previous pelvic floor surgery or currently receiving other treatment for urinary incontinence. Loss of stools or mucus Active urinary or vaginal infection in the past 3 months

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 50 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: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: knack technique.<br>pelvic floor muscle exercises with knack technique. | Other: knack technique.<br>* It consists of 11 patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle exercise and knack technique at outpatient clinic and at home. 8 maximum voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles in supine sustained for 6s with a resting interval twice as long between contractions, followed by 3 fast contractions. 3 times per day. 3 days per week at home for 3 months. 3 exercises in supine position. 8 repetitions of each exercise 3times per day , 3 days per week. . Orientation to perform the knack during activities of daily life. The knack consists of voluntary pelvic floor muscles contraction before and during activities that increase abdominal pressure. The exercise will be performed in the supine (first month), sitting (second month), and standing (third month) positions twice a month for 3 months at outpatient clinic. (6 outpatient sessions)<br>Other: pelvic floor muscle exercises<br>* It consists of 11 patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle exercises at the outpatient and at home. 8 maximum voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles in supine position sustained for 6s with a resting interval twice as long between contractions followed by 3 fast contractions. 3 times per day , 3 days per week at home for 3 months. Two sessions per month at outpatient clinic for 3 months<br>|
| Active Comparator: pelvic floor muscle exercises<br>pelvic floor muscle exercises | Other: pelvic floor muscle exercises<br>* It consists of 11 patients who will receive pelvic floor muscle exercises at the outpatient and at home. 8 maximum voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles in supine position sustained for 6s with a resting interval twice as long between contractions followed by 3 fast contractions. 3 times per day , 3 days per week at home for 3 months. Two sessions per month at outpatient clinic for 3 months<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 DAY BLADDER DIARY | It is a validated instrument which assesses day time and night time urine leakage episodes during consecutive 3 days. IN column indicates how much you drink and when you drink. OUT column indicates how much urine you pass when you go to toilet. Every time you leak put a cross in OUT column. When you go to bed put a line on the chart next to time. This can tell how many times you have to get up to pass urine. | 12th week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PERFECT SCHEME | The perfect scheme has demonstrated reliability and validity as an assessment tool. Pelvic floor muscles will be assessed by two finger vaginal palpation. The examiner will place fingers at vaginal introitus at about 4cm and the function will be assessed by PERFECT scheme. Modified oxford grading scale (scores of 0-5) will assess the pelvic floor muscle strength. | 12th week | 
| THE INCONTINENCE QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE (I-QOL) | The incontinence quality of life questionnaire is a valid instrument for measuring quality of life. The incontinence quality of life questionnaire assesses the impact of stress urinary incontinence on quality of life. The limitations in human behavior, psychosocial impact and social embarrassment is evaluated by I-QOL | 12th week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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exercise, pelvic floor, post menopause, urinary incontinence