Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2007
Pelvic floor muscle training is not effective in women with UI in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises on labour and birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Spontaneous pushing to prevent postpartum urinary incontinence: a randomized, controlled trial.International urogynecology journal · 2013Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of antenatal pelvic floor exercises to prevent and treat urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2011Trial
- Effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises in the treatment of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and the postpartum period.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009Trial
- App-based pelvic floor muscle training in pregnant and postnatal women: A prospective cohort study exploring factors associated with prevention and improvement of urinary incontinence.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Pelvic-Floor Dysfunction Prevention in Prepartum and Postpartum Periods.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
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- Six-Week Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity (sEMG) Training in Pregnant Women as Prevention of Stress Urinary Incontinence.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- Management of urinary incontinence.P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management · 2012Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to test the short- and long-term effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) during pregnancy in women at risk, i.e. women who were already affected by urinary incontinence (UI) during pregnancy. The intervention consisted of three sessions of PFMT between week 23 and 30 during pregnancy and one session 6 weeks after delivery, combined with written information. The research design was a randomised, controlled trial with four follow-ups up to 1 year after delivery. Participants in the study were 264 otherwise healthy women with UI during pregnancy, allocated at random to the intervention (112) or usual care (152) group. The main outcome measure was a UI severity scale and a 7-day bladder diary. No effect of pelvic floor muscle training was shown in this study at (half) a year after pregnancy. UI decreased strongly after pregnancy, irrespective of usual care or PMFT during pregnancy. For most women, usual care appears to be sufficient. The results support a 'wait and see' policy: wait for the urinary incontinence to take its natural course and see if, for women still incontinent half a year after pregnancy, pelvic floor muscle training is effective.
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