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. 2019 Nov 8;16(22):4358. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224358

Table 2.

Characteristics of pelvic floor training intervention and urinary loss assessment of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

Type Training Frequency (Week−1) Session Length (min) Duration (Weeks) Number of Sessions Units Pad Test Type
Aksac et al. 2003 [41] PFT (a) 3 7.5–15 8 24 g 1 h
PFTBi (b) 3 20 8 24 g 1 h
Aukee et al. 2002 [42] Bi (a) 5 20 12 60 g 24 h
PFT (b) 5 20 12 60 g 24 h
Borello-France et al. 2006 [43] SuPFT (a) 2 N/A 9–12 18–24 g 1 h
SuVPFT (b) 2 N/A 9–12 18–24 g 1 h
Castro et al. 2008 [44] PFT (a) 3 45 24 72 g 1 h
ES (b) 3 20 24 72 ml 1 h
VC (c) 3 20 24 72 g 1 h
De Oliveira et al. 2009 [45] GPFT (a) 2 45 12 24 g 1 h
IPFT (b) 2 30 12 24 g 1 h
Ferguson et al., 1990 [46] PFTIB (a) N/A 10 6 N/A g 24 h
PFT (b) N/A 10 6 N/A g 24 h
Ferreira et al., 2012 [47] PFTS (a) 7 N/A 24 168 g 1 h
PFT (b) 7 N/A 24 168 g 1 h
Hirakawa et al., 2013 [48] PFT (a) 2 N/A 12 24 g 1 h
PFTBi (b) 2 N/A 12 24 g 1 h
Pereira et al., 2011 [49] GPFT (a) 2 60 6 12 g 1 h
PFT (b) 2 60 6 12 g 1 h
Konstantinidou, 2007 [50] PFT (a) 7 N/A 12 84 g 24 h
PFTS (b) 7 N/A 12 84 g 24 h

Data are the mean range. g, grams; mL, milliliters. Ba, Balloon; Bi, Biofeedback; F, Floor; G, Group; I, Individual; P, Pelvic; S, Supervised; T, Training; VC, Vaginal Cone; Su, Supine; V, Vertical; N/A, Not appear; ES, Electrical Stimulation.