Clinical trial NCT06869538: Effect of Pilates and Kegel Exercises During Pregnancy
Official title: Effect of Pilates and Kegel Exercises During Pregnancy on Postpartum Urinary and Fecal Incontinence and Women's Quality of Life
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Pregnancy
Keywords: Urinary İncontinence
Fecal İncontiance
Quality Of Life
pregnancy
exercise
Lead sponsor: Hitit University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-03-11
Enrollment: 67
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 38
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Pregnancy women

Brief summary: Urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence are common health problems in the postpartum period because of their effect on daily life and are likely to reduce quality of life. It is known that the most effective way to protect from UI during pregnancy and the postpartum period is pelvic floor muscle exercise. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Pilates and Kegel exercises applied during pregnancy on the quality of life of urinary and fecal incontinence in the postpartum period.

Detailed description: In this study; the effects of pilates and kegel exercises on urinary and fecal incontinence of pregnant women in the 1st and 3rd months postpartum are investigated and which of the applied pilates and kegel exercises is more effective on urinary and fecal quality of life.67 pregnant women with a mean age of 27.29±3.27 years participated in the study. Pilates exercise group (PEG, n=24), Kegel exercise group (KEG, n=22), and Control group (CG, n=21) were formed with the purposeful method. PEG exercise programs were applied for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, 40 minutes, and KEG for 8 weeks, 4 days a week, 3 sessions per day. The groups were applied the International Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form, Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life Scale, Wexner Continence Assessment Scale, and Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale at 1st. and 3rd. months postpartum

Eligibility criteria: Inclucision Criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-38 years,
* Not having a condition that prevents exercise,
* Being in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy,
* Voluntarily accepting to participate in the study, a
* Answering each of the scale items,
* Having a vaginal (normal) birth.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not being between the ages of 18-38,
* Having a condition that prevents exercise,
* Not being in the 1st and 2nd trimesters of pregnancy,
* Leaving scale items blank, and having a cesarean section.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Baseline Anthropometric Measurements (Weight, Height, BMI)
timeFrame: 2021 june
measure: Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life Scale (I-QOL)-Baseline and Follow-up Measurements
timeFrame: June 2021 (Baseline) and 1st and 3rd months postpartum
measure: Effect of an 8-Week Exercise Intervention on Urinary and Fecal Incontinence - Measured by ICIQ-UI Short Form and Wexner Continence Assessment Scale
timeFrame: Baseline (June 2021), Post-intervention (August 2021), and Follow-up at 1st and 3rd months postpartum.
measure: International Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form Score (ICIQ-SF) - Urinary Incontinence Impact
timeFrame: 2021 September 2021 November
measure: Wexner Continence Assessment Scale Score - Fecal Incontinence Severity
timeFrame: September 2021 - November 2021
measure: Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale (FIQL) Score
timeFrame: September 2021 - November 2021
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Locations:
city: Corum
country: Turkey
facility: Hitit University
state: Central
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