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Group physiotherapy compared to individual physiotherapy to treat urinary incontinence in aging women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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The trial behind it
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Group Physiotherapy Compared to Individual Physiotherapy to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Aging Women: A Randomized Control Trial
Telehealth in the Rehabilitation of Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparisons of approaches to pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of group-based pelvic floor muscle training in preventing and treating urinary incontinence for antenatal and postnatal women: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise and Quality of Life in Women with Menopausal Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Incontinence in Older Women: When to Expect Meaningful Leakage Reduction from Pelvic Floor Muscle Training.International urogynecology journal · 2026Trial
- The Comparison of Individual and Group Hybrid Telerehabilitation Methods in Women with Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2024Trial
- Group-Based Pelvic Floor Telerehabilitation to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Utilizing Synergism between the Transverse Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscles at Different Postures in Nulliparous Women: A Randomized Case-Control Study.Urologia internationalis · 2022Trial
- Group-Based vs Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2020Trial
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Physiotherapists Regarding the Management of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Patients in France: A Cross-Sectional Study.Lower urinary tract symptoms · 2025Article
- Changing Self-Perceptions and Self-Management of Urinary Incontinence with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Social Support: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2025Article
- Improving Pelvic Floor Muscle Training with AI: A Novel Quality Assessment System for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review of self-efficacy assessment scales for geriatric patients with urinary incontinence.International urology and nephrology · 2023Review
- Urinary incontinence prevalence and factors associated with patients talking with doctors about urine control.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Digital Technologies for Women's Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Manage Urinary Incontinence Across Their Life Course: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Never Too Late to Train: The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Shape of the Levator Hiatus in Incontinent Older Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Combined with Core Stability Exercise on Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence following the Treatment of Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain.Advances in urology · 2022Article
- The development of a physical therapy service to treat urinary incontinence: Results of a RE-AIM evaluation.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Effect of radiofrequency and pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of women with vaginal laxity: A study protocol.PloS one · 2021Article
- The relationship between running kinematics and the pelvic floor muscle function of female runners.International urogynecology journal · 2020Observational
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundUrinary incontinence (UI), one of the most prevalent health concerns confronting women aged over 60 years, affects up to 55% of older community-dwelling women-20-25% with severe symptoms. Clinical practice guidelines recommend individualized pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) as a first-line treatment for stress or mixed UI in women, although lack of human and financial resources limits delivery of this first-line treatment. Preliminary data suggest that group-based treatments may provide the answer. To date, no adequately powered trials have evaluated the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of group compared to individual PFMT for UI in older women. Given demographic projections, high prevalence of UI in older women, costly barriers, and group PFMT promising results, there is a clear need to rigorously compare the short- and long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group vs individual PFMT. METHODS/
designThe study is designed as a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, conducted in two facilities (Montreal and Sherbrooke) in the Canadian province of Quebec. Participants include 364 ambulatory, community-dwelling women, aged 60 years and older, with stress or mixed UI. Randomly assigned participants will follow a 12-week PFMT, either in one-on-one sessions or as part of a group, under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Blinded assessments at baseline, immediately post intervention, and at one year will include the seven-day bladder diary, the 24-h pad test, symptoms and quality of life questionnaires, adherence and self-efficacy questionnaire, pelvic floor muscle function, and cost assessments. Primary analysis will test our main hypothesis that group-based treatment is not inferior to individualized treatment with respect to the primary outcome: relative (%) reduction in the number of leakages. DISCUSSION: Should this study find that a group-based approach is not less effective than individual PFMT, and more cost-effective, this trial will impact positively continence-care accessibility and warrant a change in clinical practice.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02039830 . Registered on 12 December 2013; Study protocol version 2; 21 November 2013.
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