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Evaluation of the efficacy of pelvic floor therapies in the management of genuine stress incontinence
ISRCTN ISRCTN28188933
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN28188933
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title Evaluation of the efficacy of pelvic floor therapies in the management of genuine stress incontinence
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source G9410491
Study hypothesis To investigate the efficacy of standard pelvic floor therapies designed to strengthen pelvic floor and reduce incontinence in women with sphincteric incontinence.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Incontinence
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Failed conservative therapies for urinary dysfunction (nursing interventions) in women
2. Urodynamically proven genuine stress incontinence
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Pregnancy
2. Malignancy
3. Fistula
Anticipated start date 01/06/1997
Anticipated end date 31/03/2002
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 345
Interventions 1. Vaginal cone therapy - the use of vaginal cones to build up pelvic floor contractions and to provide feedback about proper contraction.
2. Pelvic floor therapy - instructions on the contraction of the pelvic floor together with vaginal assessment to confirm proper contraction and bio-feedback.
3. Pelvic floor awareness - simple verbal and written instructions on contraction of the pelvic floor.
Primary outcome measure(s) Clinical assessment using urinary diaries and 24 h home pad test and 1 h ICS pad test. Digital, perineometry and urodynamic evaluation of the pelvic floor and urinary sphincter.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17034605
Contact name Dr  C  McGrother
  Address Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Leicester
22-28 Princess Road West
  City/town Leicester
  Zip/Postcode LE1 6TP
  Country United Kingdom
  Email
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 25/10/2000
Last edited 07/10/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 25/10/2000
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