LILY: Lessening Incontinence by Learning Yoga
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of recruiting women with urinary incontinence into a randomized controlled trial of a yoga therapy program.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Yoga Therapy Women in the Yoga Therapy Group will receive twice weekly yoga classes for 6 weeks. |
Other: Yoga Therapy Program
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| No Intervention: Control Women in the Control Group will wait 6 weeks before receiving a gift certificate for yoga classes at an external yoga studio in the San Francisco Bay Area |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in the number of incontinence episodes over 7 days, with 95% confidence intervals, between baseline and 6 weeks [6 weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Women aged 40 years or older who report urinary incontinence for > 3 months prior to screening
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Self-report at least 7 urinary incontinence episodes per week on a screening 7-day voiding diary
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Self-report urgency-predominant, stress-predominant, or mixed-type incontinence on the screening voiding diary
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Willing to refrain from initiating medical treatments that may affect their incontinence or voiding pattern during the study period
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Capable of understanding study procedures and giving informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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Participation in a yoga class or other formal or organized yoga instruction in the past year
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Any prior yoga therapy directed specifically at improving urinary incontinence or pelvic floor dysfunction
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Current use of medical therapy or device (i.e. pessary) for incontinence or use within the previous month
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Currently pregnant, gave birth within the past 6 months, or planning pregnancy during the study period
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Current urinary tract infection or a history or 3 or more urinary tract infections in the preceding year
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Report history of neurologic conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or Parkinson's disease, or a lumbosacral spine condition associated with neurological symptoms
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Unable to walk up a flight of stairs or at least 2 blocks on level ground without assistance
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Unable to get up from a supine to a standing position in 10 seconds or less and without assistance
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Severe obesity, defined as body mass index > 35 kg/m2 on screening examination
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Report history of interstitial cystitis, fistula or hole in bladder or rectum, or birth defect leading to urine leakage
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Report any history of prior anti-incontinence or urethral surgery (not including urethral dilation), pelvic cancer, or pelvic irradiation for any reason
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Report use of bladder botox, electrostimulation, bladder training, or pelvic floor exercise training (with certified practitioners) in the past 3 months
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Report other surgery to the pelvis (hysterectomy, oophorectomy, vaginal surgery, bladder surgery, colon surgery) within the past 3 months
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Report symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse
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Report history of vulvodynia, chronic pelvic pain, or pain when practicing pelvic floor exercises
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Report conditions that, in the judgment of the investigators, render potential participants unlikely to follow the protocol, including plans to move, substance abuse, significant psychiatric problems, or dementia
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Participation in another research study that involves investigational drugs or devices that could potentially confound the results of this study
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | California | United States | 94115 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of California, San Francisco
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 12-09389