Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Included in General Fitness Classes During Pregnacy

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid169 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training taught in a general exercise class during pregnancy to prevent urinary incontinence in nulliparous continent pregnant women.

Pregnancy and childbirth are known risk factors for development of female urinary incontinence (UI). Studies have found that Pelvic Floor Mucle Trainig (PFMT) is effective in preventing and reducing UI during pregnancy and after childbirth. However, in a recent study, no effect was found when PFMT were taught in a general fitness class without former palpation of the pelvic floor muscles (Bo y Haakstad, 2011).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

169

Conditions

Pregnancy Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Exercise classes with pelvic floor muscle trainingOTHER

Supervised exercise classes which included pelvic floor muscle training. 3 sessions per week. 55-60 min per session, with 10 minutes of pelvic floor muscle training. At least during 22 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Nulliparous with singleton baby * Not suffering from urinary incontinence * Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada * Able to comunicate in Spanish * Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines Exclusion Criteria: * Multiparity * At risk of Premature birth * Following another exercise program

Locations (1)

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline in ICIQ-Urinary Incontinence Short Form Questionnaire

Time frame: Week 10-14 gestation (baseline), week 36-39 (after intervention)

Secondary Outcomes

Change from baseline in King's Health Questionnaire

Time frame: week 10-14 of gestation (baseline), week 36-39 (after intervention)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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