Kegel Exercise Pregnant Training mHealth App

Parallel-Group, Randomised Single-centred, Single-blind, Pilot and Feasibility Study for KEPT-app Trial: Study Protocol

This pilot feasibility study protocol is to assess the feasibility in the future definitive trial that is the Kegel Exercise Pregnancy Training app (KEPT-app) trial. The aim of this study as follows: (1) to evaluate the recruitment capability of the pregnant women, (2) to evaluate the acceptability of the KEPT-app, (3) to determine the implementation feasibility of using KEPT-app, and (4) to determine the preliminary effectiveness of KEPT-app to improve PFMT skills of pregnant women.

The aim of this pilot feasibility study as follows: (1) to evaluate the recruitment capability of the pregnant women, (2) to evaluate the acceptability of the KEPT-app, (3) to determine the implementation feasibility of using KEPT-app, and (4) to determine the preliminary effectiveness of KEPT-app to improve PFMT skills of pregnant women.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women at 26-27 weeks of gestation, any parity with either stress UI or mixed UI will be included.
• Participants are Malaysian citizens who consist of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and native ethnicities.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women with a chronic medical problem(s) before pregnancy, complicated pregnancies or conditions which are not advisable to practise PFMT will be excluded.