8-year follow-up of the GROUP randomized clinical trial on pelvic floor physiotherapy for urinary incontinence in women aged 60 and over
Investigators: Montserrat Rejano-Campo, PhD candidate, Chantale Dumoulin, PhD
Collaborators: François Desmeules, PhD, Marie-Hélène Mayrand, MD, Mélanie Morin, PhD, Sarah Fraser, PhD
Funding organization: CRIUGM, Quebec Network for Research on Aging
Project and objectives: The objective of this study is to to determine whether the reduction in the number of urinary leakage episodes is maintained eight years after a pelvic floor muscle training program in older women with stress urinary incontinence. The study will also determine whether a group program is superior to an individual one in terms of improvement of stress urinary incontinence symptoms, impact on quality of life and perception of the pathology. The study aims to understand the long-term effects of pelvic floor muscle training and thus improve the conservative management of stress urinary incontinence in women.
Who may participate in this research?
Women who participated in the GROUP project between 2013 and 2016.
Accepted / Published Abstracts:
Rejano-Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2024) #63 Long-term adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercises and lifestyle modifications following a pelvic floor muscle training program in menopausal women with urinary incontinence: an 8-year follow-up. Abstract presentation, 17th Annual Meeting of the European Urogyneaecological Association (EUGA), Prague, Czech Republic, 5-7 December 2024.
Rejano-Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2024) #67 Long-term effectiveness of a supervised pelvic-floor-muscle training program for urinary incontinence in women 60 years and older: an 8-year follow-up. Abstract presentation, 17th Annual Meeting of the European Urogyneaecological Association (EUGA), Prague, Czech Republic, 5-7 December 2024.
Rejano-Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2025) Adhésion à long terme au traitement kinésithérapique chez les femmes de plus de 60 ans avec incontinence urinaire. Abstract presentation, 10e Journées francophones de Kinésithérapie, Montpellier, France, 2-5 April 2025. Prize : Trophée Gérard Pierron. Kinésithérapie la revue, 2025 March;25(279):24. doi:10.1016/j.kine.2024.12.037
Dumoulin C, Rejano-Campo M, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Danieli C, Abrahamowicz M. (2025). #34 Supervised pelvic floor muscle training intervention for older women with urinary incontinence: 8-year follow-up. Abstract presentation, Joint Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and Emirates Urological Society (EUS), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-20 September 2025. Continence, 2025;15(Suppl) :101958. doi:10.1016/j.cont.2025.101958
Rejano-Campo M, Fraser S, Morin M, Dumoulin C (2025). #36 Importance of a “Toolbox”: A Grounded Theory of long-term self-management after pelvic floor muscle training. Abstract presentation, Joint Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and Emirates Urological Society (EUS), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-20 September 2025. Continence, 2025;15(Suppl) :101960. doi:10.1016/j.cont.2025.101960
Rejano-Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand M, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2025) #449 Adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercises and lifestyle modification 8 years after a physiotherapy intervention in older women with urinary incontinence. Poster presentation, Joint Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and Emirates Urological Society (EUS), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-20 September 2025.
Dumoulin C, Rejano-Campo M, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Danieli C, Abrahamowicz M. (2025). Pelvic floor physiotherapy for incontinence in women 60+: 8-year follow-up. Full oral presentation, Pelvic Floor Disorder (PFD) Week of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) in collaboration with the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine (CSPM), Vancouver, Canada, 14-17 October 2025.