ArticleWomen's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)2024
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Using the Perifit Device for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: A Pragmatic Trial Using Real-World Data.
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- Practice and Costs of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Analysis of the French National Health Data System.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- The Effect of BeBoJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Experience of People With Urinary Incontinence Using Invasive Devices in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: A Qualitative Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2025Article
- Effect of intra-vaginal electric stimulation on bladder compliance in stress urinary incontinence patients: the involvement of autonomic tone.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: There is a need for home-based alternatives for women to self-manage urinary incontinence (UI). Using a real-world data approach, the aim of this analysis was to evaluate whether training with the Perifit device was effective in reducing UI symptoms. Materials and Methods: A total of 6060 women (45 ± 10 years) with UI who purchased the Perifit device, completed a validated symptoms questionnaire before training (T1) and again at one or several predefined timepoints during training: T2, after completing 40-60 games; T3, after 90-120 games; and/or T4, after 280-300 games. Results: UI symptom score decreased progressively from 8.4 ± 4.8 points at T1; to 6.3 ± 4.7 points, 5.5 ± 4.5 points, and 4.6 ± 4.5 points at T2, T3, and T4, respectively (all Conclusions: This analysis of responses from over 6000 real-world users suggests that home training with the Perifit may be an effective way to reduce UI symptoms in women of all ages. Given the quality of life, economic, and social burdens of living with UI symptoms, home-based pelvic floor muscle training with the Perifit may be a promising tool to allow women to self-manage UI.
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