Completed
LILYLessening Incontinence by Learning Yoga
What is being tested
Yoga Therapy Program
Other
Who is being recruted
Urogenital Diseases+10
+ Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
+ Signs and Symptoms
Over 40 Years
+22 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: August 2012
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
Last updated: January 17, 2013
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Study start date: August 1, 2012
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.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.
Principal SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
Last updated: January 17, 2013
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Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
20 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Female
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 40 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsUrination DisordersUrologic DiseasesUrological ManifestationsFemale Urogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesLower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary IncontinenceUrinary Incontinence, StressUrinary Incontinence, Urge
Criteria
5 inclusion criteria required to participate
Capable of understanding study procedures and giving informed consent
Self-report at least 7 urinary incontinence episodes per week on a screening 7-day voiding diary
Self-report urgency-predominant, stress-predominant, or mixed-type incontinence on the screening voiding diary
Willing to refrain from initiating medical treatments that may affect their incontinence or voiding pattern during the study period
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17 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Any prior yoga therapy directed specifically at improving urinary incontinence or pelvic floor dysfunction
Current urinary tract infection or a history or 3 or more urinary tract infections in the preceding year
Current use of medical therapy or device (i.e. pessary) for incontinence or use within the previous month
Currently pregnant, gave birth within the past 6 months, or planning pregnancy during the study period
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalWomen in the Yoga Therapy Group will receive twice weekly yoga classes for 6 weeks.
Group II
No InterventionWomen 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
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, United StatesOpen University of California, San Francisco in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center