This is a pilot non-comparative study to assess the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training guided by the leva® system for improving change in subject-reported incontinence-related quality of life and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episode frequency based on voiding diaries in women at 8 weeks.
Our study aims to investigate a new alternative to formal pelvic floor physical therapy that may provide subjects with a more accessible, private method of undergoing pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) with real-time biofeedback on performance. The leva® Pelvic Digital Health System by Renovia Inc is a novel tool for subjects with urinary incontinence to train and strengthen pelvic floor muscles via directional mechano-transductive feedback on performance in the privacy of their own homes. We hypothesize that women using the leva® System will experience significant improvements in subjective urge-related incontinence symptoms. In addition, changes in incontinence-related quality of life and UUI episode frequency will be determined.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
The leva® Pelvic Digital Health System by Renovia Inc is a novel tool for subjects with urinary incontinence to train and strengthen pelvic floor muscles via directional mechano-transductive feedback on performance in the privacy of their own homes.
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Urogenital Distress Inventory
The Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI) is a 19-item questionnaire assessing subjective symptoms of pelvic floor disorders including incontinence. The 19 items fall into one of three subscales (Irritative symptoms, Obstructive symptoms, and Stress Symptoms). . The subject responds to each item by choosing from one of four answer options from 0 to 3 with higher scores indicating a greater severity of symptom. For scoring, first each subscale score is calculated by finding the mean score of items within the subscale section, subtracting 1, and multiplying that by 100/3. Next, the subscale scores are summed to determine the overall UDI score with possible scores ranging from 0-300. High scores indicate greater symptoms severity.
Time frame: Change from Baseline UDI score to 8 weeks and 6 months post-intervention
Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7)
Validated short-form version of the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire used to describe incontinence-related quality of life. It consists of 7 items assessing four general areas including travel, social, emotional, and physical activities. For each item, the subject responds by choosing from one of four answer options from 0 to 3 with higher scores indicating a greater severity of symptom. Scores are generated by finding the mean score for each item and multiplying that by 100/3. Higher scores indicate greater negative impact on quality of life.
Time frame: Change from Baseline IIQ-7 score to 8 weeks and 6 months post-intervention
Urge Urinary Incontinence Episode Frequency on a Three-Day Voiding Diary
A voiding diary is considered standard of care in the work-up of a patient with incontinence to better characterize real-life drinking and voiding habits. The number of urge urinary incontinence episodes is determined by adding up the incontinence episodes recorded by the patient that were associated with an urge to get to the bathroom. More incontinence episodes means a greater severity of incontinence
Time frame: Change from Baseline urge urinary incontinence episode frequency to 8 weeks and 6 months post-intervention
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