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Laser Acupuncture and Pelvic Floor Training on Stress Urinary Incontinence Postmenopausal

NCT04959084 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2021-07-13

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Summary

This study will be directed to determine the effectiveness of laser acupuncture(LA) and pelvic floor training (PFT) on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in obese postmenopausal women. Forty obese postmenopausal women will be selected , suffering from mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence from mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence, their age ranges from 50-65 years old and the body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 ≤ 40 Kg/m2. then separate randomly into two equivalent gatherings. The study group (A) will receive laser acupuncture therapy and pelvic floor training for 30 min every other day for 12 sessions (3 times per week). While the control group (B) maintaining their ordinary medical treatment. All participants will be assessed the pelvic floor muscles strength by using Modified oxford grading scale and perineometer before starting intervention and at the end of the 12th session.

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Urinary
  • Incontinence

Interventions

OTHER

Laser acupuncture therapy and pelvic floor training

The laser will be applied directly to the skin over acupuncture points and each point receive a shoot of 65 seconds followed by Pelvic floor exercises for 15 min.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heba Embaby, Ph.D. · Cairo University CU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-01
Completion
2022-04-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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