168
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2006
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2010
Indirect training of the PFMs via transversus abdominis
Individual visit: twice a month for 4 months. Exercise regimen: diaphragmatic breathing, tonic activation, muscle strengthening, functional expiratory patterns, and impact activities.
pelvic floor muscle training
Individual visit: twice a month for 4 months. Exercise: intensive pelvic floor muscle training
home exercise
PFM exercise at home: at least six high-intensity (near-maximum) contractions 3 times per day at home, with an aim at holding each muscle contraction for 10 seconds, with at least a 10-second rest between contractions.
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
National Taiwan University Hospital
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