The Intermediate and Long-term Follow up of Home Based Pelvic Muscle Training

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

About this trial

When participants present with symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the investigators will perform a comprehensive evaluation and initially provide conservative treatment. If conservative treatment fails, invasive treatment will be considered. The investigators will arrange a pelvic muscle training course two to three times a week for a duration of 1.5 months per course. However, participants may complain about the inconvenience of traffic, which may lead to discontinuation of the pelvic training course. Therefore, the investigators propose the development of a home-based pelvic muscle training device and will collaborate with information engineering specialists at Tamkang University to invent the device for home-based pelvic muscle training.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age > 18-year-old, non-pregnancy, SUI, bladder capacity > 300ml, RU<150ml, pelvic organ prolapse

Disqualifiers

recurrent UTI, cancer patients, chronic pelvic pain, psychologic problems

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Home-based pelvic muscle training devices or traditional PFMT at hospital

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups