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Effects of Pelvic Floor Rehab Protocol on Urinary Incontinence
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
Urinary incontinence is a serious health issue that deeply affects a person's daily life and overall well-being. The global prevalence of UI is between 5 to 69% during a woman's lifetime, with higher prevalence in older age groups. The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of pregnancy specific pelvic floor rehab protocol with the standard protocol on urinary incontinence. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. The results of this trial would be helpful in this way that how Pregnancy specific pelvic floor rehab protocol can provide support for pregnant ladies with urinary incontinence and improve health outcomes.
Official title: Effects of Pregnancy Specific Pelvic Floor Rehab Protocol on Urinary Incontinence
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2025-11-01
Completion Date
2026-07-30
Last Updated
2026-07-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pregnancy Specific Pelvic floor rehab protocol (PSPFR) Group
This pregnancy-specific pelvic floor rehabilitation protocol follows a progressive 4-week plan focused on pelvic floor muscle training, core activation, and functional strengthening. Exercises such as Kegels, abdominal drawing-in, bridging, and clamshells are performed in various positions with controlled breathing. Each 30-minute session, conducted twice weekly, includes a structured warm-up, weekly targeted exercises (Week 1-4), and a cool-down phase for relaxation, flexibility, and bladder/postural education. The instructions of the supervised exercises would be Hold for 2 s in 3 repetitions, 5 seconds rest, 1 minute of rest between each exercise \& 2 sets each. The record of each session will be written in diaries.
Standard Protocol for Pelvic floor strengthening
in this group, standard exercises used for strengthening of pelvic floor to prevent urinary incontinence will be implemented.
Locations (1)
Riphah International Hospital
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan