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To determine whether Hyacinth exercises are more effective than Kegel's exercise at improving pelvic floor weakness among women aged 55 and above with urinary incontinence.
Individuals who admit to have urinary leakage will be examined to determine the nature of their problem and individuals for whom Kegel exercises are likely to be for benefit will be recruited into this study.
One hundred and eighty women who participants who agree to be randomized to Kegel's or Hyacinth exercises will be randomized.
The treatment allocation will be sealed opaque enveloped and stored in a secure location.
Participants will be blinded from the treatment arm, and as much as possible, participants in different arms of the study would be given different appointment dates to avoid contamination.
Exercises will be prescribed by a trained personnel, and flexibility is added to the routine to enable tailoring to individual lifestyles and choices.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Pelvic floor exercise | Active Comparator | Participants randomized to Kegel's exercises will be asked to contract their pelvic floor muscle for 1-10 seconds, followed by 10 seconds' relaxation. Length of duration of exercise is tailored to individual's ability in contracting her pelvic floor muscle. Each cycle is equivalent to 1 contraction and 1 relaxation phase. Participants will be asked to perform 3 sessions per day, and to perform their Kegel exercises at home daily. 1 session of Kegel's exercise is consists of 20 cycles of slow twitch fibre contraction and 30 repetitions of fast twitch fibre for 1 minute. |
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| Hyacinth exercise | Experimental | In this arm participants are also taught Kegel's exercises but will be additionally taught extra steps which mirrored Muslim's praying steps. As well as their Kegel's exercises, participants will be asked to perform the extra steps at least 63 minutes per week. Participants may choose to perform these at the same time or at a different time from their Kegel's exercises. Participants will be asked to perform 1 cycle (3 minutes and 1 second) for 3 sessions a day for daily. Each cycle is consists of repetition of 4 positions: standing upright- 90 degree bow- prostration-sitting. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Exercises | Behavioral | To compare Hyacinth exercise with Kegel's exercise in improving urinary incontinence |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Female pelvic floor questionnaires scoring | to assess woman's urinary incontinence scoring at 0, 2 and 6 months, to look for improvement from baseline to 6 months after exercises | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| intravaginal biofeedback measurements | to measure the strength of pelvic floor muscle by Femiscan at 0,2 and 6 months, to look for change from baseline to 6 months after exercises | 6 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Tan Maw Pin | Contact | 0163328600 | mptan@ummc.edu.my |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Malaya Medical Center | Recruiting | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 59100 | Malaysia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39704322 | Derived | Hay-Smith EJC, Starzec-Proserpio M, Moller B, Aldabe D, Cacciari L, Pitangui ACR, Vesentini G, Woodley SJ, Dumoulin C, Frawley HC, Jorge CH, Morin M, Wallace SA, Weatherall M. Comparisons of approaches to pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Dec 20;12(12):CD009508. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009508.pub2. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014549 | Urinary Incontinence |
| ID | Term |
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| D014555 | Urination Disorders |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D059411 | Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms |
| D020924 | Urological Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |