This is a prospective cohort study of 30 older women ages 65 and older with urinary incontinence (UI) who will under go a standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises (isometric strengthening of hip external rotators with progressive resistance training).
This is a prospective cohort study of 30 older women ages 65 and older with urinary incontinence (UI) who will under go a standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises (isometric strengthening of hip external rotators with progressive resistance training). Participants will take part in a 12-week hip muscle exercise program (weekly supervised hip exercises with resistance progression) plus a home program with the same exercises 3 days per week. the exercise program will be administered by the licensed physical therapist with special focus in hip strength. The change in pelvic floor muscle strength (peak pelvic floor muscle squeeze pressures) pre- to post hip muscle exercises. Changes in UI symptom severity, and impact of UI symptoms on quality of life will be assessed. Objective measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength will be obtained using a perineometer. UI symptom severity and quality of life will be measured using validated questionnaires (PFDI and PFIQ, respectively).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Standardized 12-week hip muscle exercises focusing on the external hip rotators with progressive resistance
The Kirklin Clinic of Uab Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Pelvic floor muscle strength
pelvic floor muscle strength (peak pelvic floor muscle squeeze pressures) pre hip muscle exercises
Time frame: Baseline
Pelvic floor muscle strength
pelvic floor muscle strength (peak pelvic floor muscle squeeze pressures) post hip muscle exercises
Time frame: 12 weeks
Urinary incontinence symptom severity
urinary incontinence specific symptom severity - Validated questionnaire score Pelvic Floor Disability Index (PFDI), pre hip muscle exercises. PFDI Questionnaire is for certain bowel, bladder, or pelvic symptoms and, see, how much they bother. The PFDI-20 has 20 items and 3 scales of your symptoms. All items use the following format with a response scale from 0 not present to 4 worst. Symptom scale: 0 = not present 1= not at all 2 = somewhat 3 = moderately 4 = quite a bit
Time frame: Baseline
Urinary incontinence symptom severity
urinary incontinence specific symptom severity - Pelvic Floor Disability Index (PFDI), post hip muscle exercises. PFDI Questionnaire is for certain bowel, bladder, or pelvic symptoms and, see, how much they bother. The PFDI-20 has 20 items and 3 scales of your symptoms. All items use the following format with a response scale from 0 not present to 4 worst. Symptom scale: 0 = not present 1= not at all 2 = somewhat 3 = moderately 4 = quite a bit
Time frame: 12 weeks
Impact of urinary incontinence symptoms on quality of life
impact of urinary incontinence symptoms on quality of life - validated questionnaire score Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ), pre muscle exercises. It is a health-related quality of life questionnaire for women with pelvic floor conditions. PFIQ has 7 questions and each question has 3 separate responses (one for each of 3 scales). All of the items use the following response scale: 0 = Not at all; 1 = Somewhat; 2 = Moderately; 3 = Quite a bit Scales:
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Time frame: Baseline
Impact of urinary incontinence symptoms on quality of life
impact of urinary incontinence symptoms on quality of life - validated questionnaire score (PFIQ), post muscle exercises. It is a health-related quality of life questionnaire for women with pelvic floor conditions. PFIQ has 7 questions and each question has 3 separate responses (one for each of 3 scales). All of the items use the following response scale: 0 = Not at all; 1 = Somewhat; 2 = Moderately; 3 = Quite a bit Scales:
Time frame: 12 weeks