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- Title
A randomised controlled trial of transabdominal ultrasound biofeedback for pelvic floor muscle training in older women with urinary incontinence.
- Authors
Galea, Mary P.; Tisseverasinghe, Santha; Sherburn, Margaret
- Abstract
To investigate the effectiveness of transabdominal ultrasound as biofeedback for pelvic floor muscle training in older women with urinary incontinence, a randomised controlled trial was conducted in an outpatient setting in a tertiary hospital. In the trial 22 women aged ≥60 years, with symptoms of urinary incontinence, were assigned to 10 weeks of conventional physiotherapy using either vaginal palpation or ultrasound biofeedback and followed up at three months. There were no significant differences between the groups on any outcome measures: 24-hour pad weight test; number of incontinence episodes per week; quality of life. The ultrasound group had a significant reduction in the number of incontinence episodes per week. Visual feedback using transabdominal ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor appears to be effective in teaching pelvic floor muscle contractions to older women with urinary incontinence. Further investigation of this technique is warranted.
- Subjects
URINARY incontinence treatment; ULTRASONIC imaging of the abdomen; PHYSIOLOGICAL control systems; FISHER exact test; LONGITUDINAL method; MUSCLES; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENT compliance; PATIENT positioning; PELVIC floor; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-evaluation; STATISTICS; U-statistics; URINARY incontinence; URINARY stress incontinence; SAMPLE size (Statistics); PILOT projects; DATA analysis; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; VISUAL analog scale; TREATMENT effectiveness; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; KEGEL exercises; SYMPTOMS; OLD age
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Continence Journal, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 2, p38
- ISSN
1448-0131
- Publication type
Article