Physiotherapy to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Athletes
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Mixed methods feasibility study. Three phases: Phase 1: Interviews Health car professionals, Phase 2: Intervention, Phase 3: Interviews of ParticipantsMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
Aims: The investigator's overall purpose is to conduct an RCT to determine whether one to one physiotherapy can improve the symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI) in a group of athletic women. This feasibility study will enable us to ascertain the viability of conducting a definitive appropriately po...
Aims: The investigator's overall purpose is to conduct an RCT to determine whether one to one physiotherapy can improve the symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI) in a group of athletic women. This feasibility study will enable us to ascertain the viability of conducting a definitive appropriately powered trial. Research protocol: The research design is a mixed methods study with three distinct but related phases. Phase 1: 6-8 local health care professionals (GPs, nurses and physiotherapists) will be recruited for interview to explore current management practices of urinary incontinence (UI) in primary care. Phase 2: 15-20 sporting or athletic women who self- report symptoms of UI will be recruited from the local sporting community. Each will undergo individual subjective and objective assessments in order to establish history, symptoms and pelvic floor muscle function. The intervention will be then be tailored from these assessments and agreed between each individual and the specialist physiotherapist. It will include guided exercise within the clinic and a regular home exercise plan, in keeping with typical pelvic health regimes for pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction. Phase 3: 6-8 participants from phase 2 will be invited to take part in a qualitative interview in order to gain more in-depth understanding of UI. Purposeful selection will account for age, sporting activity and severity of symptoms. The interviews will be to explore the effects of UI on their quality of life, their participation in sport and exercise and the acceptability of the intervention. Measurable end points: 6 months from recruitment of the last participant in phase 2 will be considered to be the end point of the study.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03986411
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gillian Campbell, BVMS BSc PhD University of Nottingham
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