TY - JOUR
T1 - Yoga and Pilates compared to pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in elderly women: A randomised controlled pilot trial
AU - Kannan, Priya
AU - Hsu, Wai Hin
AU - Suen, Wai Tung
AU - Chan, Lok Man
AU - Assor, Ayelet
AU - Ho, Chun Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by the start-up fund (1-ZE8G) provided for early-career academics by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University .
Funding Information:
Preliminary results show evidence of positive changes in UI following yoga, Pilates and PFMT interventions. The results demonstrated that yoga is superior to Pilates in terms of improved continence measured with the ICIQ-SF. The current study provides preliminary evidence to support the feasibility and effectiveness of yoga and Pilates compared to PFMT for improving UI in community-dwelling elderly women. The effectiveness of interventions will be studied further in a future, adequately powered, randomised controlled trial.This work is supported by the start-up fund (1-ZE8G) provided for early-career academics by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Background: and purpose: There is limited evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the use of yoga and Pilates for the management of urinary incontinence (UI) in women. This study aims to investigate the preliminary effects of using Pilates and yoga to manage UI. Materials and methods: An assessor-blinded, prospective, three-arm parallel-group randomised controlled pilot trial was conducted in three elderly care centres in Hong Kong. Thirty women aged 60 years or above were included in the study. Study centres were randomly assigned to each of the three interventions (yoga, Pilates and pelvic floor muscle training [PFMT; standard care control]). Study interventions were provided once a week for four weeks, followed by unsupervised CD-guided home exercises for eight weeks. Outcomes included the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), 1-h pad test, and feasibility measures such as adherence to the intervention programme, recruitment and retention rates and safety. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 4 and 12 weeks. Statistical analysis was performed using two-way repeated measures analysis of covariance. Results: All three interventions demonstrated a statistically significant effect on ICIQ-SF scores from baseline to weeks 4 and 12. Significant effects in UI were reported for yoga compared with Pilates (mean: −2.93, 95% CI −5.35, −0.51; p = 0.02). Conclusion: Yoga poses intended to address the pelvic floor and core muscles were found to have superior benefits over Pilates exercises in terms of improved continence measured with the ICIQ-SF.
AB - Background: and purpose: There is limited evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the use of yoga and Pilates for the management of urinary incontinence (UI) in women. This study aims to investigate the preliminary effects of using Pilates and yoga to manage UI. Materials and methods: An assessor-blinded, prospective, three-arm parallel-group randomised controlled pilot trial was conducted in three elderly care centres in Hong Kong. Thirty women aged 60 years or above were included in the study. Study centres were randomly assigned to each of the three interventions (yoga, Pilates and pelvic floor muscle training [PFMT; standard care control]). Study interventions were provided once a week for four weeks, followed by unsupervised CD-guided home exercises for eight weeks. Outcomes included the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), 1-h pad test, and feasibility measures such as adherence to the intervention programme, recruitment and retention rates and safety. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 4 and 12 weeks. Statistical analysis was performed using two-way repeated measures analysis of covariance. Results: All three interventions demonstrated a statistically significant effect on ICIQ-SF scores from baseline to weeks 4 and 12. Significant effects in UI were reported for yoga compared with Pilates (mean: −2.93, 95% CI −5.35, −0.51; p = 0.02). Conclusion: Yoga poses intended to address the pelvic floor and core muscles were found to have superior benefits over Pilates exercises in terms of improved continence measured with the ICIQ-SF.
KW - Pelvic floor muscle training
KW - Pilates
KW - Randomised controlled trial
KW - Urinary incontinence
KW - Yoga
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101502
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101502
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
JO - Complementary therapies in clinical practice
JF - Complementary therapies in clinical practice
M1 - 101502
ER -