Assessment of Pelvic Floor Function in Elderly

Catholic University of Brasília153 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of functional assessment of the pelvic floor (AFA) in older women, as prognostic factor for Urinary Incontinence (UI).

Incontinence elderly assessment

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

153

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 58 YearsMax age: 87 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elderly women * Urinary incontinence Exclusion Criteria: * Cesarean surgery

Locations (1)

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

All patients were submitted for review physiotherapeutic through palpation bidigital and quantification of contraction pelvic, was performed using a my feedback of pressure

Time frame: Only one measure at the begging of the study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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