The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With Overactive Bladdder

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on pelvic floor muscle strength, sexual functions, bladder symptoms and quality of life in women with overactive bladder (OAB).

Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined by the International Continence Association as an "urgency with or without urge urinary incontinence, often accompanied by frequency and nocturia." Accordingly, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) plays an important role in the management of OAB. However, a recent systematic review suggests that PFMT is insufficient against OAB.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Overactive Bladder

Interventions

ExerciseOTHER

Pelvic floor muscle exercise will be given to the exercise group

ControlOTHER

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of overactive bladder * Being volunteer Exclusion Criteria: * have a neurological disorder * only those with stress urinary incontinence * presence of advanced pelvic organ prolapse (stage 3-4) * Having a mental problem that will prevent cooperation in evaluation and / or applications * Women with the presence of malignant condition

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pelvic floor muscle strength

The pelvic floor muscle strength of the patients will be evaluated by digital palpation. Change in pelvic floor muscle strength as measured with the Modified Oxford Scale, which ranges from 0 to 5