Article

There is significant need for trials evaluating the long-term
effectiveness of a rigorous program of perioperative behavioral therapy with
pelvic floor muscle training (BPMT) in women undergoing transvaginal
reconstructive surgery for prolapse. The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effect of perioperative BPMT on health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) and sexual function following vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse
(POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
This study is a secondary
report of a 2 x 2 factorial randomized controlled trial. Setting: This study was
a multicenter trial. Participants: Participants were adult women with stage 2-4
POP and SUI. Intervention: Perioperative BPMT versus usual care and sacrospinous
ligament fixation (SSLF) versus uterosacral ligament suspension (ULS) were
provided. Measurements: Participants undergoing transvaginal surgery (SSLF or ULS
for POP and a midurethral sling for SUI) received usual care or five
perioperative BPMT visits. The primary outcome was change in body image and in
Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) short-form subscale, 36-item Short-Form
Health Survey (SF-36), Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Urinary Incontinence Sexual
Questionnaire short form (PISQ-12), Patient Global Impression of Improvement
(PGII), and Brink scores. Results: The 374 participants were randomized to BPMT
(n = 186) and usual care (n = 188). Outcomes were available for 137 (74%) of BPMT
participants and 146 (78%) of the usual care participants at 24 months. There
were no statistically significant differences between groups in PFIQ, SF-36,
PGII, PISQ-12, or body image scale measures. Limitations: The clinicians
providing BPMT had variable expertise. Findings might not apply to vaginal
prolapse procedures without slings or abdominal apical prolapse procedures.
Conclusions: Perioperative BPMT performed as an adjunct to vaginal surgery for
POP and SUI provided no additional improvement in QOL or sexual function compared
with usual care.

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