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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

What Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Load is Optimal in Minimizing Urine Loss in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Esther García-Sánchez, Vicente Ávila-Gandía, Javier López-Román, Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez, Jacobo Á Rubio-Arias

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 38 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05702567 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Transvaginal Radiofrequency and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Compared to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorJosé Casaña GranellRan2023 to 2023Enrolled42ConditionsUrinary Incontinence,Stress, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Muscle WeaknessArmsRF + PFMT, PFMT + Placebo RF
NCT05909969 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Development and Validation of the Pelvi-Fit App for Women With Urinary Incontinence.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled20ConditionsUrinary IncontinenceArmsPelvi-Fit app Training, Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Esther García-SánchezDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain.
Vicente Ávila-GandíaDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8151-0576
Javier López-RománDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2841-5502
Alejandro Martínez-RodríguezDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Alicante University, 03690 Alicante, Spain.
Jacobo Á Rubio-AriasFaculty of Sports, UCAM, Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2496-2426
Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia · ESUniversidad Católica de Murcia · ESUniversity of Alicante · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pelvic floor muscle training is commonly used for urine loss. However, research studies have not determined which training load is the most effective for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Moreover, none of the previous reviews or studies have described the total effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) with an objective test such as the pad test. The objectives were to analyze the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training in women with SUI and to determine which training load produces the greatest adaptations for decreasing urine loss. The search was conducted in three databases (PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane), for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effects of PFMT. Studies were included if they met the following criteria: participants were women; were older than 18; had SUI; were treated with PFMT; and the assessments of the effects were measured with a pad test. Finally, 10 articles (293 women) analyzed the pad test in women with SUI who performed PFMT. The meta-analysis showed that PFMT, independent of the protocol used in the study, resulted in decreased urine loss in women suffering from SUI. However, for large effects, the program should last 6-12 weeks, with >3 sessions/week and a length of session <45 min.

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Exercise TherapyFemaleHumansPelvic FloorUrinary Incontinence, Stressexerciseincontinencetrainingtraining loadwomen’s health issues

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PMID31717291
PMCPMC6887794
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