What do systematic reviews say?

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

Pelvic floor muscle training leads to higher participant‐perceived cure after treatment Treatment duration: 3–6… compared with control (high certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 8.38 [3.68, 19.07]
  4 studies · 165 participants
  High

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 146 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 4 participants
  Low

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

Pelvic floor muscle training probably leads to higher participant‐perceived cure or improvement after treatment Treatment… compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 6.33 [3.88, 10.33]
  3 studies · 242 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 185 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 7 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 6 participants
  Low

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

Pelvic floor muscle training probably leads to higher participant‐perceived cure after treatment Treatment duration: 8–12… compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 5.34 [2.78, 10.26]
  3 studies · 290 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

Pelvic floor muscle training probably leads to higher participant‐perceived cure or improvement after treatment Treatment… compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.39 [1.64, 3.47]
  2 studies · 166 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 12 participants
  Low

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 432 participants
  Moderate

Pelvic floor muscle training vs control

• Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 349 participants
  Moderate