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Investigation of The Effect of Pelvic Floor Exercise Programme in Elderly.

NCT04036604 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2019-07-31

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Summary

Alteration of hormonal structure and decreasing of muscle tissue with aging causes pelvic floor dysfunction. Over age of 65 so many factors such as decrease in volume of muscle tissue, decrease in the amount of estrogen / testosterone, and low level of physical activity cause problems such as incontinence, prolapse, constipation and sexual dysfunction The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercise program on sexual dysfunction, incontinence, quality of life and physical activity level in elderly.

Conditions

  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
  • Urinary Incontinence in Old Age
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Pelvic floor exercise programme include repetition of pelvic floor muscle contraction during twice a week for 8 weeks performed by an expert pelvic health physiotherapist. Pelvic floor education programme include pelvic floor anatomy, information about pelvic floor dysfunction and behavioral changes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehmet Sakıncı, Assos.Prof. · Akdeniz University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-21
Primary Completion
2019-05-30
Completion
2019-06-02

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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