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Telerehabilitation Versus Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Urinary Incontinence

NCT07151170 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-05-20

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Summary

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a prevalent condition impacting women across all age groups, varing in both severity and type. Urinary Incontinence affects 25%-45% of women worldwide. A systematic review explains that menopause-driven estrogen decline leads to atrophy of pelvic floor muscles (PFM). The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of telerehabilitation-based pelvic floor muscle training with a supervised face-to-face pelvic floor muscle training program in improving urinary incontinence symptoms, pelvic floor muscle funtion and quality of life (QoL) in postmenopausal women. Participnts will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups, and both will receive an identical standardized pelvic floor muscle training protocol. The results of this clinical trial will help evaluate how telerehabilitation can provide support for postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence and improve health outcomes.

Conditions

  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Urinary Incontinence,Stress
  • Urinary Incontinence, Urge
  • Postmenopausal Symptoms

Interventions

OTHER

Telerehabilitation Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (TR-PFMT) Group

The program will be delivered online in small groups by a physiotherapist. The program includes diaphragmatic breathing, pelvic mobility (pelvic tilts, hip circles, cat-cow), stretching (butterfly, child pose, deep squat), and progressive strengthening of phasic and tonic fibers through stationary PFMT (10-sec moderate-hold + 3 quick flicks, 8 sets in weeks 1-3, 10 sets in weeks 4-6, 10-sec rest) and home-based PFMT (10 fast contractions and 10 moderate-hold contractions, 2 sets in weeks 1-2 with weekly set increases, 10-sec rest), performed in prone lying, supine hook-lying, butterfly, sitting, and standing positions. All sessions will be recorded, and participants will submit weekly exercise diaries.

OTHER

Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (S-PFMT) Group

In the supervised group, the protocol will be delivered by a physiotherapist in a clinical environment by face-to-face. The standardized Pelvic Floor Muscle Training protocol will be monitored exactly the same as Telerehabilitation group (TR-PFMT).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huma Riaz, PhD · Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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