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The Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Sponsor: Mustafa Kemal University

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of expiratory muscle strength training in addition to pelvic floor muscle training in women with stress urinary incontinence. In this study, women will be randomly assigned to one of two separate intervention groups. One group is the Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) group, and the other is the PFMT plus Expiratory Muscle Strength Training group. The intervention program will last 8 weeks in both groups. Women in both groups will be evaluated at the beginning of the study (before the interventions) and at the end of the 8th week of intervention. After being taught the exercises included in the PFMT program, both groups will be asked to perform these exercises as a home program. The accuracy of the exercises performed by the women will be checked at two-week intervals, and the number of exercises will be increased. The primary outcome measure is the International Incontinence Consultation Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF), which measures the Subjective Severity of Incontinence and its Impact on Daily Living.

Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Addition to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Key Details

Gender

FEMALE

Age Range

18 Years - 65 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

40

Start Date

2026-07-07

Completion Date

2027-02-20

Last Updated

2026-07-09

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

As part of the PTKE program, women will be taught rapid-maximal isolated contractions and multiple-repeated submaximal isolated contractions via vaginal palpation.

BEHAVIORAL

Expiratory muscle strength training

Expiratory muscle strength training will be done at home 7 days a week, once a day with 25 breaths, and a 1-minute rest cycle after every 5 breaths.