FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE AND EVALUATION OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study aims to investigate the relationship between urinary incontinence severity and surface electromyography (EMG) findings in women with multiple sclerosis. It will also examine the association of urinary incontinence with disability, quality of life, physical activity, and fatigue.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 30
Maximum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) according to the 2017 revised McDonald criteria.
• Female patients aged 30-50 years (age range with higher prevalence of urinary incontinence in MS).
• Experiencing urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms according to the International Continence Society (ICS) definition.
• EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale) score below 6.5.
• Patients with no communication difficulties. -
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Istanbul, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Turkey
RECRUITING
Istanbul
Contact Information
Primary
Büşra Aydın Erkılıç, MSc
bsrr.aydinn@gmail.com
905062214052
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-03-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 47
Treatments
Observational Group
Participants will be observed for EMG activity, fatigue, physical activity, and urinary incontinence symptoms.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization