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Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Balance and Fall Risk in Females With Urinary Incontinence
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Understanding the relationship between Pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions as stress urinary incontinence with Postural balance ability and subsequent fall risk in postmenopausal females is important in terms of injury prevention and decrease morbidity and mortality rate among postmenopausal females. Therefore, this study investigating the effect of pelvic floor muscle training on postural balance and fall risk in postmenopausal females with stress urinary incontinence.
Official title: "Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Postural Balance and Fall Risk in Postmenopausal Females With Urinary Incontinence"
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
50 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2024-12
Completion Date
2025-02
Last Updated
2024-12-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
pelvic floor muscle training
pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for 30 min., 3 sessions/ week in addition to traditional physical and balance training program (proprioception training and balance exercises for the static and dynamic components of balance for 30 min., three sessions/ week for six weeks.
balance exercises
traditional physical and balance training program (proprioception training and balance exercises for the static and dynamic components of balance for 30 min., three sessions/ week for six weeks.
Locations (1)
Cairo University
Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt