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Urinary IncontinenceNCT04584359

Effects of Osteopathic Manipulations and Muscle Training on the Myoelectric Activity of the Pelvic Floor

A study testing HVLA, global osteopathic protocol and pelvic floor muscle training in people with Urinary Incontinence, run by Giselle Notini Arcanjo at 1 site in Brazil.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of four different interventions on pelvic floor muscle electromyographic activity in women with stress urinary incontinece: i) a global osteopathic protocol (myofascial, visceral, and articular techniques), ii) one manipulation technique (high velocity, low… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 60 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Urinary Incontinence
What is being tested?
HVLA, global osteopathic protocol and pelvic floor muscle training
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
20 Jan 2018to 20 Sep 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 60 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • symptoms of urine loss due to exertion in the last six months.

Who cannot join

  • urgent or mixed urinary incontinency
  • overactive bladder
  • neurological disorder
  • urinary or anal infection
  • urogenital atrophy
  • pelvic organ prolapse grade 3 or 4
  • sensory pathways and motor not intact
  • spine fracture

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Giselle Notini Arcanjo

    Fortaleza, Ceará, 60115-282

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: Comparasion of the Effects of Osteopathic Manipulations and Muscle Training on the Myoelectric Activity of the Pelvic Floor in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of four different interventions on pelvic floor muscle electromyographic activity in women with stress urinary incontinece: i) a global osteopathic protocol (myofascial, visceral, and articular techniques), ii) one manipulation technique (high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA)/thrust) of the sacroiliac joint and T10-L2, iii) Pelvic Floor Muscle training, and iv) a control group with no intervention. The hypothesis is that the global osteopathic protocol and HVLA technique can increase pelvic floor muscle electromyographic activity to a level greater than or equal to the standard care established in the literature (pelvic floor muscle training).

Read the detailed description

Participants represented a convenience sample and were recruited from hospitals, urogynecology doctors' clinics, invitations via social networks, gyms, clubs, and sports consultants. Women had to be between 30 and 60 years old and report symptoms of urine loss due to exertion in the last six months.The participants were randomly allocated into four groups (G1 = intervention using an HVLA/thrust technique for the sacroiliac and T10-L2 joints, G2 = global osteopathic protocol, G3 = PFT, and G4 = control) by a blinded researcher with a spreadsheet of random numbers.The primary outcome measure was surface electromyography (EMG) performed at five different times: before the intervention and immediately, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, and four weeks after. This evaluation was performed by a physiotherapist with ten years of experience in urogynecology and expertise in PFM electromyographic evaluation who was blinded to the group allocation.

Being tested
HVLA, global osteopathic protocol, pelvic floor muscle training
Keywords
pelvic floor training, osteopathy, urinary incontinence
Medical subject headings
Urinary Incontinence

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • HVLAOther

    Also called thrust

    High velocity, low amplitude manipulation for the sacroiliac joint and T10-L2. The interventions were performed once a week for four weeks by a physiotherapist with a degree in in osteopathy and ten years of clinical experience. Each visit lasted about 5 minutes.

  • global osteopathic protocolOther

    Myofascial, visceral, and articular techniques. Complete treatment in order to restore and rebalance internal tensions and improve the visceral mobility: muscle inhibition techniques for the psoas muscle; deep massage in the obturator foramen; stretching for the greater omentum; lift of the uterus, ovary, and bladder ; abdominal maneuver; and thrust of sacroiliac joint and T12-L1. The interventions were performed once a week for four weeks by a physiotherapist with a degree in in osteopathy and ten years of clinical experience. Each visit lasted about 15 minutes.

  • pelvic floor muscle trainingOther

    Pelvic floor muscle training for four weeks, with a weekly face-to-face visit lasting 10-20 minutes. In this intervention, participants were instructed to perform three sequences of exercises: contractions and relaxations (three seconds of sustained contractions and six seconds of rest), ten sustained contractions (ten seconds of sustained contractions and 20 seconds of rest), and five contractions associated with a cough. These exercises were performed in the standing, sitting, and lying positions

Study groups in NCT04584359
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HVLA techiniques (G1)ExperimentalPerformed with thrust (also known as HVLA) in the sacroiliac joint and T10-L2 level
Receives: Other: HVLA; Other: global osteopathic protocol
Global osteopathic protocol (G2)ExperimentalSeveral elements were emphasized - myofascial, bone, and visceral.
Receives: Other: global osteopathic protocol
Pelvic floor muscle training (G3)ExperimentalMuscle Training for four weeks, with a weekly face-to-face visit lasting 10-20 minutes.
Receives: Other: pelvic floor muscle training
Control group (G4)No interventionNo intervention and was simply evaluated and re-evaluated.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. electromyographic activity

    The primary outcome measure will be the RMS (root means square) collected by surface. First, the basal tonus activity of PFM was recorded for 20 seconds; participants were instructed to avoid any body movements or speech. Next, the participants performed two fast and consecutive contractions (three seconds each) and relaxed for ten seconds (test for phasic fibers). Third, participants were told to sustain the contraction for ten seconds, followed by a ten-second rest (test for tonic fibers). Finally, the myoelectrical activity was captured during a cough to assess PFM reflex contraction.

    Measured: Change from baseline versus immediately post-intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Oct 2020
  2. Study start20 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion20 Jan 2019
  4. Study completion20 Sep 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Model description
This study randomized 40 women with symptoms of stress uriray incontinence who were divided into four intervention groups of ten women each (G1: only the high velocity, low amplitude manipulation for the sacroiliac joint and T10-L2; G2: global osteopathic protocol with myofascial, visceral, and articular techniques; G3: pelvic floor muscle training; and G4: control).
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04584359
Sponsor's protocol ID
Utras1
Status last verified
Oct 2020
First submitted
24 Aug 2020
Last updated
19 Oct 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Abrams, P., Cardozo, L., Wagg, A., Wein, A. (Eds). (2017). Incontinence. 6th Edition. ICI-ICS. International Continence Society, Bristol UK.

  • Fernandes, W.V.B., Bicalho, E.S., Capote, A.E., Manffra E.F. (2016). Duration of the effects of spinal manipulation on pain intensity and electromyographic activity of paravertebral parts of individuals with chronic mechanical low back pain. Fisioterapia Pesquisa, 23(2),155-62

  • Felicíssimo, M.F., Carneiro, M.M., Souza, E.L.B.L. de, Alipio, V.G., Franco, M.R.C., Silva, R. G. O., Filho, A.L.S. (2016). Fatores limitadores à reabilitação da musculatura do assoalho pélvico em pacientes com incontinência urinária de esforço. Acta Fisiátrica, 14(4), 233-236

  • Franke H, Hoesele K. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Jan;17(1):11-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 Jun 17.

    PubMed 23294678
  • Glazer, H. I.; Hacad, C. R. (2012). The Glazer Protocol: Evidence-Based Medicine Pelvic Floor Muscle (PFM) Surface Electromyography (SEMG). Biofeedback, 40(2), 75-79

  • Herzog W. The biomechanics of spinal manipulation. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2010 Jul;14(3):280-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.03.004.

    PubMed 20538226
  • Lopez, D. Osteopathy for Urologic and Pelvic Health. In: Chughtai, B.; Stein, A. Espinosa, G. (2017). Healing In Urology Clinical Guidebook to Herbal and alternative therapies, cap 10, pp. 209-221

  • Palma, P. C. R. (2009). Aplicações clínicas das técnicas fisioterapêuticas nas disfunções miccionais e do assoalho pélvico. Campinas, SP, Personal Link Comunicações

  • Resende, A. P. M., Nakamura, M. U., Ferreira, E. A. G., Petricelli, C. D., Alexandre, S. M., Zanetti, M. R. D. (2011). Evaluation of female pelvic floor muscles using surface electromyography: literature review. Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 18(3), 292-297

  • de Andrade RL, Bo K, Antonio FI, Driusso P, Mateus-Vasconcelos ECL, Ramos S, Julio MP, Ferreira CHJ. An education program about pelvic floor muscles improved women's knowledge but not pelvic floor muscle function, urinary incontinence or sexual function: a randomised trial. J Physiother. 2018 Apr;64(2):91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.02.010. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

    PubMed 29574170
  • de Almeida BS, Sabatino JH, Giraldo PC. Effects of high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation on strength and the basal tonus of female pelvic floor muscles. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2010 Feb;33(2):109-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.12.007.

    PubMed 20170776
  • Alves JO, Luz STD, Brandao S, Da Luz CM, Jorge RN, Da Roza T. Urinary Incontinence in Physically Active Young Women: Prevalence and Related Factors. Int J Sports Med. 2017 Nov;38(12):937-941. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-115736. Epub 2017 Sep 26.

    PubMed 28950397
  • Araujo MP, Sartori MGF, Girao MJBC. Athletic Incontinence: Proposal of a New Term for a New Woman. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2017 Sep;39(9):441-442. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1605370. Epub 2017 Jul 20. No abstract available.

    PubMed 28728191
  • Batista RL, Franco MM, Naldoni LM, Duarte G, Oliveira AS, Ferreira CH. Biofeedback and the electromyographic activity of pelvic floor muscles in pregnant women. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2011 Sep-Oct;15(5):386-92. doi: 10.1590/s1413-35552011005000026. Epub 2011 Oct 14. English, Portuguese.

    PubMed 22002190
  • Bertotto A, Schvartzman R, Uchoa S, Wender MCO. Effect of electromyographic biofeedback as an add-on to pelvic floor muscle exercises on neuromuscular outcomes and quality of life in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Nov;36(8):2142-2147. doi: 10.1002/nau.23258. Epub 2017 May 16.

    PubMed 28508398

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HVLA, global osteopathic protocol and pelvic floor muscle training in people with Urinary Incontinence, run by Giselle Notini Arcanjo at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

electromyographic activity (time frame: Change from baseline versus immediately post-intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04584359, which also lists 25 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Oct 2020.

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