PFMT added to bladder training vs bladder training alone: Number of women cured
It is very uncertain whether PFMT added to bladder training changes number of women cured ‐ 3 months after treatment compared with bladder training alone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
PFMT added to bladder training vs bladder training alone Number of women cured ‐ 3 months after treatment · women with urinary incontinence It is very uncertain whether PFMT added to bladder training changes number of women cured ‐ 3 months after treatment compared with bladder training alone (very low certainty). Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.71 [0.84, 3.46] | 1 study · 122 participants | Very low |
PFMT added to bladder training vs bladder training alone Number of women cured ‐ 3 months after treatment · patients with urinary incontinence in women It is very uncertain whether PFMT added to bladder training changes number of women cured ‐ 3 months after treatment compared with bladder training alone (very low certainty). Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for… (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010551.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.71 [0.84, 3.46] | 1 study · 122 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.