title: Vaginal weight cone versus assisted pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of female urinary incontinence. A prospective, single-blind, randomized trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Vaginal weight cone (VWC) versus assisted pelvic floor muscle training (APFMT) in the treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) in women.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred three incontinent women were randomly distributed into two groups: group G1 (n = 51) treated with VWC and G2 (n = 52), APFMT. The following parameters were performed initially and after treatment: (1) clinical questionnaire, (2) visual analogue scale (VAS), (3) 60-min pad test, and (4) subjective and objective assessment of pelvic floor muscle (PFM).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant decrease in nocturia and urine loss after treatment in both groups (p < 0.05). In VAS, there was a significant improvement of all parameters in both groups (p < 0.05). The pad test showed significant decrease in both groups (p < 0.05). There was a significant increase of PFM strength in both groups (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no difference between groups treated with VWC and APFMT.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mônica Orsi
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Gameiro
authors.forename: Eliane Hilberath
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Felipe Orsi
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Gameiro
authors.forename: Juliana Cruz
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: João Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Amaro
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*