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Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2024

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Stress Urinary Incontinence in North African Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sirine Abidi, Amine Ghram, Said Ahmaidi, Helmi Ben Saad, Mehdi Chlif

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sirine AbidiResearch Laboratory Education, Motricity, Sport and Health LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia. sirineaabidi@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9020-5912
Amine GhramDepartment of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Said AhmaidiAPERE, Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Picardie Jules Verne University, Sport Sciences Department, Avenue Paul Claudel, 80025, Amiens Cedex, France.
Helmi Ben SaadResearch Laboratory LR12SP09 «Heart Failure», University of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mehdi ChlifAPERE, Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Picardie Jules Verne University, Sport Sciences Department, Avenue Paul Claudel, 80025, Amiens Cedex, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisPelvic floor muscles (PFMs) are involved in respiratory mechanisms. Additionally, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can affect physical function. This randomized controlled trial was aimed at investigating the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on SUI severity, PFM function, and physical function in Tunisian women with SUI.

methodsTwenty-seven incontinent women were randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The following parameters were assessed: respiratory muscle strength (RMS; maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures), SUI severity (Urogenital Distress Inventory-6; Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7; pad test), PFM function (Modified Oxford Scale, electromyography, and endurance), and physical function (Timed Up & Go test; 6-min walk test; incremental shuttle walking test). IMT was conducted using threshold IMT.

resultsThe IMT program significantly reduced the severity of SUI (p < 0.01), improved PFM function (p < 0.001), enhanced physical function (p < 0.01), and increased RMS (p < 0.001).

conclusionInspiratory muscle training could be an effective method for improving pelvic floor disorders and physical function in women with SUI.

Indexed as

Breathing ExercisesMuscle StrengthPelvic FloorRespiratory MusclesUrinary Incontinence, StressAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNorth African PeopleSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeTunisiaPelvic floor muscle functionPhysical fitnessPulmonary rehabilitationStress urinary incontinenceWomen’s physical function

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PMID39276282

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