NCT05355233

Comparative Effects of Bebo Concept and Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique on Stress Incontinence

Completed NA Last updated 8 December 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing bebo concept in Urinary Incontinence in 66 participants. Completed in 15 October 2022.

Timeline

15 June 2022

Primary endpoint
15 September 2022

15 October 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Riphah International University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	66
Start date	15 June 2022
Primary completion	15 September 2022
Estimated completion	15 October 2022
Sites	1 location across Pakistan

Drugs / interventions tested

• bebo concept
• diaphragmatic breathing

Conditions studied

• Urinary Incontinence — all drugs for Urinary Incontinence →

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Who can join

Adults 20 to 40, female only, with Urinary Incontinence. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions can lead to urinary incontinence, a condition which often affects female both during pregnancy and after childbirth. As a result of this, certain exercises are recommended during and after pregnancy to prevent and treat this incontinence, and the BeBo Concept is one of these methods used to prevent pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. Urinary incontinence among female is considered a social disease, which may affect up to 20-60% of the population of female over 18 years of age. The strength and endurance of the pelvic floor muscles decrease significantly after the first delivery. Research shows that 65% of female with urinary incontinence remember that the first episode of urine loss occurred during pregnancy or in the puerperium. Prior to the study, all participants will be informed of the purpose and method of Conducting the research. . A 6-week physical therapy program according to the BeBo Pelvic Floor Training Concept. Individual meetings will be twice a week, each lasting 60 min. Each meeting will consist of a theoretical part lasting up to 10 min and a practical part lasting about 50 min. In addition, each participant will receive a set of exercises to be performed at home once daily. For the experimental group, In the first week (meetings 1 and 2), the homework will include the following activities: concentration on the pelvic floor muscles and becoming aware of them in various body positions, mobilization of the pelvis in a sitting position on a chair- 10x, lying on the back with bent legs and activation of PFM with exhalation, inhalation- relaxation-10x, balance exercise, standing on one leg, 10 s each leg, and so on to 6 weeks. Treatment protocol for Control Group (Diaphragmatic Breathing), Exercise programs will consist of 1 set of contractions per day and each set will include 30 repetitions for 6 weeks. Female will be asked to complete forms before starting the program and again at the end of the 6-week program.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.