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Stress Urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common health condition in female population. Although its prevalence increases with the age, women of all ages could be affected. Several epidemiological studies have shown an association of SUI with Low Back Pain (LBP) demonstrating, moreover, that the presence of one condition may predispose the patient to the onset of the other. Concerning the LBP, the clinical practice guidelines provided recommendations for physical rehabilitative treatment. Different techniques and physical exercises have been developed and it is difficult at the date to affirm the superiority of one approach as compared to another. Moreover, the crucial role plays by the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) both as an integral part of trunk and lumbo-pelvic stability and in maintenance of urinary continence, lead the pelvic floor muscles disfunction to be associated both with SUI and LBP, making the PFM rehabilitation a useful approach in both the conditions. In this rehabilitative context the present study aims to verify the effectiveness of a global physical approach based on postural re-education combined to the pelvic floor rehabilitation in women with diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence associated with non-specific chronic low back pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| pelvic floor rehabilitation and postural re-education | Active Comparator |
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| pelvic floor rehabilitation and spinal mobilization | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Postural re-education | Other | Each session of the experimental approach will be composed of 40 minutes of postural exercise. Participants will be asked to maintain two different postures to stretch both the anterior and posterior muscle chains. The first posture will consist of lying on the back maintaining the extension of the legs to release the respiratory diaphragm and stretch the anterior muscle chain. For the second posture, participants wiil be asked to lie on their back with their legs flexed to stretch the posterior chai. For each posture, the physical therapist will use verbal commands and manual contact to maintain alignment and make the necessary postural corrections to optimize the stretching and discourage compensatory movements. 10 sessions of the allocated intervention will be performed and organized in 2 times a week for 5 weeks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) | Change of International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) from baseline, at 10 sessions of treatment, and at 30 days after the end of the training. The ICIQ-UI SF evaluate the frequency, severity and impact on quality of life (QoL) of urinary incontinence. It is ranging from 0 to 21 where 0 is the minimum and 21 the maximum. An higer score indicates greater impairment from incontinence. | Baseline, after after 5 weeks of treatment , and 1 month after the end of training |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | Change of Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from baseline, at 10 sessions of treatment, and at 30 days after the end of the training. The VAS consisted in a straight horizontal line of fixed length (100 mm). Using a ruler, the score is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Marco Tramontano | Roma | Rm | 00179 | Italy |
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| Spinal mobilization | Other | This approach will consist of 40 minutes of thoracolumbar spine mobilization. Two different mobilizations will be carried out. In the first one the patient will be in sitting position with both legs out of the bed and a mobilization in antero-posterior direction will be provide by the physiotherapist; the second one will consist in rotational mobilisation provide with the patient in lateral decubitus position. 10 sessions of the allocated intervention will be performed and organized in 2 times a week for 5 weeks. |
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| Perineal Exercises | Other | Perineal Exercises will be performed in both the allocated approach. The protocol will consist in 10 minutes of perineal contraction and relaxation and 10 minutes of stretch-reflex for a total of 20 minutes of perineal exercises.10 sessions of the allocated intervention will be performed and organized in 2 times a week for 5 weeks. |
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| Baseline, after 5 weeks of treatment , and 1 month after the end of training |
| Modified Oxford Scale (MOS) | Change of Modified Oxford Scale (MOS) from baseline, at 10 sessions of treatment, and at 30 days after the end of the training. The MOS grading the patient's pelvic floot muscles' strength on a 0 to 5 scale, accordingly: 0=No contraction
| Baseline, after 5 weeks of treatment , and 1 month after the end of training |
| ID | Term |
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| D014550 | Urinary Incontinence, Stress |
| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D014549 | Urinary Incontinence |
| D014555 | Urination Disorders |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| 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 |
| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
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