Online group-based pelvic floor muscle training program to treat urinary incontinence in older women: a mixed method pilot study
Investigator: Mélanie Le Berre, PhD candidate, Chantale Dumoulin, PhD
Funding organization: Clinical Research Grant, Quebec Network for Research on Aging
Project and objectives:
Assess the feasibility and acceptability of an online group-based pelvic floor muscle training program for urinary incontinence in older women;
Assess the effects of this online program on urinary incontinence-related symptoms and associated quality of life.
Our findings will provide guidance for the development of a large randomized controlled trial on the treatment of urinary incontinence through online group-based pelvic floor muscle training (tele-rehabilitation), with the ultimate goal of improving access to continence care for all older women in times of COVID-19 and beyond.
Doctoral Thesis by Mélanie Le Berre, PhD.:
Le Berre M (2024). Faisabilité, acceptabilité et effets d’un programme de téléréadaptation en groupe pour traiter l’incontinence urinaire chez les femmes âgées. Papyrus, Collections Thèses et mémoires électroniques de l’Université de Montréal, Faculté de médecine.
Published Articles:
Le Berre M, Dumoulin C. Accessibility of pelvic floor physiotherapy for treating urinary incontinence in older women in Quebec: an online survey. Physiotherapy Canada, September; 10.3138/ptc-2021-0089. doi:10.3138/ptc-2021-0089
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Dumoulin C. (2022) Feasibility, acceptability and effects of a group pelvic floor muscle telerehabilitation program to treat urinary incontinence in older women. Digital Health. 2022;8. doi:10.1177/20552076221123720
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Dumoulin C. (2023). Group-Based Pelvic Floor Telerehabilitation to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10), 5791. doi:10.3390/ijerph20105791
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Kairy D, Lachance C, Dumoulin C. (2024) Online group-based pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in older women: a pilot study. International Urogynecology Journal. February 5. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05728-0
Le Berre M, Forest L, Dumoulin C. (2024) Implementation of group-based exercise programs in physiotherapy: a rapid scoping review. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. August 1;103(8):761-768. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002477
Accepted / Published Abstracts:
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Dumoulin C. (2022) Is online group-based pelvic floor muscle training feasible for older women with urinary incontinence? Abstract presentation, 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Vienna, Austria, 7-10 September 2022. Continence, 2022;2 :100326. doi:10.1016/j.cont.2022.100326 https://www.ics.org/2022/abstract/237
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Dumoulin C. (2023) Online group-based pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in older women. Abstract presentation, 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Toronto, Canada, 28 September 2023. Continence, 2023;7 (suppl 1) :100947. doi:10.1016/j.cont.2023.100947 https://www.ics.org/2023/abstract/229
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Kairy D, Lachance C, Dumoulin C. (2024) #19 Six-Month Effect of Group-Based Pelvic Floor Telerehabilitation in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Follow-Up Study. Abstract presentation, 54th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Madrid, Spain, 23-25 October 2024. https://www.ics.org/2024/abstract/19
Le Berre M, Filiatrault J, Reichetzer B, Kairy D, Lachance C, Dumoulin C. (2024) #212 Acceptability of Group-Based Telerehabilitation Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Program in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study. Abstract presentation, 54th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Madrid, Spain, 23-25 October 2024. https://www.ics.org/2024/abstract/212