Vaginal weight cone versus assisted pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of female urinary incontinence. A prospective, single-blind, randomized trial.
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.
Gameiro
Mônica Orsi
MO
School of Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.
Moreira
Eliane Hilberath
EH
Gameiro
Felipe Orsi
FO
Moreno
Juliana Cruz
JC
Padovani
Carlos Roberto
CR
Amaro
João Luiz
JL
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*