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The Effect of Pelvic Muscle Exercises on Urinary Incontinence in Patients Undergoing HoLEP Surgery.
Sponsor: Atlas University
Summary
Patients meeting the eligibility criteria and scheduled for HoLEP surgery will provide written informed consent prior to enrollment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Upon acceptance, baseline demographic and clinical data will be collected. In the intervention group, standardized pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) will be administered individually the day before surgery. Participants will be instructed to perform slow and rapid pelvic floor muscle contractions. The same supervised exercise protocol will be repeated on days 1 and 2 post-surgery. After discharge, participants will be contacted weekly during the first month and monthly during the second and third months to encourage adherence to PFMT. At the end of the third month post-surgery, urinary incontinence will be assessed using the Severity Index of Urinary Incontinence (ISI) and the International Urinary Incontinence Advisory Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF). The control group will receive routine pre- and post-operative care without supervised PFMT and will undergo the same outcome assessments at the third month post-surgery.
Official title: Evaluation of the Effect of Pelvic Muscle Exercises on Urinary Incontinence in Patients Undergoing HoLEP Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-08-18
Completion Date
2026-07-30
Last Updated
2026-07-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
pelvic exercise group
The individual will be given a position where communication is easy and they feel comfortable. Lie down, sit, or stand with your knees slightly apart. Slowly contract and move your pelvic floor muscles as much as you can. Hold for 5 seconds, then relax. Repeat at least 5 times (slow contractions). Now contract and relax your muscles quickly and tightly. Repeat at least 5 times (fast contractions). Do these two exercises at least 10 times a day, 5 fast and 5 slow. As your muscles get stronger, you will notice that you can hold the contraction for longer than 5 seconds. Each time you can do 5 more contractions without getting tired.
Locations (1)
Bezmi Alem Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)