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Treatment
Bladder training plus pelvic muscle exercises reduced urinary incontinence in women immediately after treatment
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Question What is the comparative effectiveness of different behavioural interventions in reducing urinary incontinence in women?
Design
Randomised trial with 3 months follow up.
Setting
Gynaecological practices at 2 academic health science centres in southeastern USA.
Patients
204 women ≥45 years of age (mean age 61 y, 92% white) who were living in the community, ambulatory, mentally competent, and able to toilet independently; had urine loss ≥once/week; and had urodynamic evidence of genuine stress incontinence, detrusor instability, or both. Exclusion criteria were reversible causes of urinary incontinence, uncontrolled …