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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2026

Pelvic Floor Yoga for Women with Overactive Bladder-Wet: A Subgroup Analysis of a Multisite Randomized Trial.

Ekene Enemchukwu, Leslee L Subak, Nadra E Lisha, Michael Schembri, Margaret Chesney, Alison J Huang

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Ekene EnemchukwuDepartment of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Leslee L SubakDepartment of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Nadra E LishaDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 1545 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Michael SchembriDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Margaret ChesneyDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 1545 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Alison J HuangDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 1545 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA. alison.huang@ucsf.edu.

Funding

Transdermal Nitroglycerin Therapy for Menopausal Hot FlashesR01AG050588 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HUANG, ALISON · 2016 to 2019
$2.2M
Patient-Oriented Research and Mentoring in Genitourinary AgingK24AG068601 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Alison Huang · 2020 to 2026
$1.2M
Improving Overactive Bladder Treatment Access and Adherence Through Personalized Behavioral Modifications and Mobile Technology-Based InterventionsK23DK131315 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Ekene Enemchukwu · 2022 to 2026
$971k
NIA NIH HHS K24AG068601NIDDK NIH HHS K23DK131315NIDDK NIH HHS R01AG050588Office of Research on Women's Health R01DK116712-04S1
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Abstract

introduction and hypothesisPelvic floor yoga has been proposed as a community-based therapeutic modality for disruptive overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms such as urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) and urinary frequency, but evidence of its efficacy is limited. We examined the efficacy of pelvic floor yoga versus nonspecific physical conditioning exercise for managing OAB-wet symptoms in women.

methodsWe present a prespecified subgroup analysis of women with OAB-wet in a multicenter trial involving randomization to 12 weeks of group instruction and self-directed practice of pelvic floor yoga techniques versus time-equivalent instruction and practice of skeletal muscle conditioning exercises. Linear mixed models examined changes in OAB symptoms over 6 and 12 weeks assessed by diary and the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6).

resultsAmong 140 women with OAB-wet (71 randomized to pelvic floor yoga, 69 to physical conditioning), mean baseline UUI frequency was 2.8 (± 1.9) episodes/day. Average UUI frequency decreased by 1.9 episodes/day in the yoga and 1.6 episodes/day in the physical conditioning group over 6 and 12 weeks (nonsignificant between-group difference of -0.3 episodes/day [95% CI -0.7, 0.2]). UDI-6 scores decreased by 10.3 points with yoga and 3.3 with physical conditioning, although neither within-group change was significant. The between-group difference was -7.1 [95% CI -12.2, -1.8]), favoring yoga. Modestly greater improvements in daytime voiding were observed with yoga (between-group difference -0.7 episodes/day [95% CI -1.4, -0.01].

conclusionsWomen with OAB-wet symptoms reported improvement from both pelvic floor yoga and general physical conditioning exercise, with yoga showing modestly greater reductions in urinary distress and daytime voiding frequency.

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Community-based interventionsOveractive bladderUrinary incontinenceYoga

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