Group-Based vs Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Urinary incontinence is one of the most prevalent health concerns experienced by older women (aged ≥60 years). Individual pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the recommended first-line treatment for stress or mixed urinary incontinence in women, but human and financial resources limit its delivery. Whether group-based PFMT performs as well as individual PFMT in this population remains unclear.

Objective

To assess the efficacy of group-based PFMT relative to individual PFMT for urinary incontinence in older women.

Design, setting, and participants

The Group Rehabilitation or Individual Physiotherapy (GROUP) study is a single-blind, randomized, noninferiority trial conducted in 2 Canadian research centers, from July 1, 2012, to June 2, 2018. A total of 362

SUBMITTER: Dumoulin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7400216 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature