Defeating Urinary Incontinence With Exercise Training (DUET) Feasibility Study

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Conditions studied: Toileting Disability, Functional Urinary Incontinence

In brief

Pilot study to determine the feasibility and possible treatment effect of a multi-component intervention combining non-drug treatments for urinary incontinence and physical activity to improve urinary incontinence, toileting skills, physical function, and quality of life in frail older women without dementia living in senior housing facilities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02206958

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

42

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-06

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• Age 60 years or older
• Have urinary incontinence
• Not currently meeting national recommendations for physical activity (150 minutes of weekly moderate intensity aerobic exercise and twice weekly strength building exercise.
• At risk for functional decline per the Vulnerable Elders Survey (score of 3+)
• Free of dementia (pass mini-cog screening)

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment
• Grade 4 vaginal prolapse or pessary use
• Orthopedic surgery in past year
• Urinary retention (catheter use)
• Neurological cause for urinary incontinence (i.e. Parkinson's Disease, MS)
• Bladder cancer
• Bladder or incontinence surgery in past year
• Recipient of hospice or palliative care
• Ostomy
• New prescription or dosage change in past three months for anti-incontinence medication

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota School of Nursing — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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