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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation

INTRODUCTION: Female urinary incontinence (UI) is common affecting up to 45% of women. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the first-line treatment but there is uncertainty whether intensive PFMT is better than basic PFMT for long-term symptomatic improvement. It is also unclear which factors inf...

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Autores principales: Grant, Aileen, Dean, Sarah, Hay-Smith, Jean, Hagen, Suzanne, McClurg, Doreen, Taylor, Anne, Kovandzic, Marija, Bugge, Carol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30782894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024152