Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria | |
- Age 18 to 70 years old | |
- Mild to moderate SUI or MUI (with predominance of SUI) as assessed by means of the 1-h pad test (leakage ≥ 2 g). Mild SUI will be defined as leakage up to 10 g and moderate SUI as leakage of 11 to 50 g [17] | |
- Able to have a gynaecological examination | |
Exclusion criteria | |
- Symptoms of overactive bladder alone | |
- Chronic degenerative, uncontrolled metabolic, neurological or psychiatric diseases | |
- Previous participation in a pelvic floor re-education programme and/or previous pelvic floor surgery or currently receiving other treatment for UI | |
- Pelvic organ prolapse greater than stage II according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system | |
- Use of medication for UI or medication that interferes with the musculoskeletal system | |
- Loss of stools or mucus | |
- Active urinary or vaginal infection in the past 3 months | |
- Body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2 |