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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Jun;39(5):1447-1455.
doi: 10.1002/nau.24370. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

Effects of individual pelvic floor muscle training vs individual training progressing to group training vs group training alone in women with stress urinary incontinence: A randomized clinical trial

Vilena B Figueiredo  1   2 , Simony L Nascimento, Renata F L Martínez  1 , Clara T S Lima  2 , Cristine H J Ferreira  3 , Patricia Driusso  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of individual pelvic floor muscle training vs individual training progressing to group training vs group training alone in women with stress urinary incontinence: A randomized clinical trial

Vilena B Figueiredo et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Aims: To assess the effects of individual pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training vs individual training (IT) progressing to group training (GT) vs group-only training in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: Randomized controlled and pragmatic clinical trials with 90 women with SUI. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three groups: IT, GT, or four individual sessions progressing to group training (IPGT). The intervention included 12 sessions, once a week, with direct supervision by a physical therapist.

Primary outcome: severity according to the King's Health Questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes: PFM function by palpation and manometer, bladder and exercise diaries, PFM training adherence, and self-efficacy. Reassessments were conducted at the end of the intervention, 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Intra- and intergroup analysis for all outcomes was performed using a multivariate analysis of variance. In the mixed-effects model used, the evaluation groups and times and their interactions were considered. A significance level of 5% was adopted.

Results: After the intervention, the severity measure improved in all three groups (P < .001), without difference between them (P = .56). The benefits of the intervention were maintained 3 and 6 months after the end of the supervised training (P < .001). The IPGT group had a significant improvement in PFM function when compared to the other groups posttreatment (P < .001).

Conclusion: PFM training improved the severity of urinary incontinence in all groups after 12 sessions of training supervised by a physical therapist. IT progressing to GT improved the function of upper PFM when compared to the other groups.

Keywords: manometry; muscles; pelvic floor; self-efficacy; urinary incontinence.

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