In the authors' words
“The intention-to-treat analysis showed that UI-specific QoL (p = 0.011, mean difference: -5.62, 95 % CI: -9.67 to -1.57) and symptom severity measured using the ICIQ-UI SF (p = 0.001, mean difference: -3.23, 95 % CI: -4.93 to -1.54) were significantly improved in the IG after intervention, while no significant changes were found in the CG after intervention.”
What was measured
- Pelvic floor Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, sedentary at entry, other condition
- How many
- 26
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Aerobic plus resistance, Pelvic floor training, Resistance training
- Cited
- 10 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 36327627
How to read this. Each line is one study, summarised in plain language from its PubMed abstract, with the authors' own sentence underneath on the study page. A count of studies is not a verdict: trials differ in size, length and quality, and a result in one group of women may not hold in another. Nothing here is medical advice.
Summaries are generated, then checked by machine against the abstract they came from; any summary that could not be matched word for word was left out. Our clinical lead is reviewing the summaries topic by topic, and this note will change when that is done. Corpus last refreshed 2026-11-03. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix the summary or remove the study.
Similar studies
- A meta-analysis of 4 trials in 256 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteopenia found exercise programmes improved physical function, pain, role physical and vitality quality-of-life domains.
- A meta-analysis of 12 trials found resistance training in postmenopausal women improved functional capacity, bone density, and reduced hot flash frequency and fat mass versus no exercise.
- A meta-analysis of 19 trials in postmenopausal women found adding exercise to medicine or supplements improved lumbar spine bone density, leg muscle strength, balance, and quality of life.
- A meta-analysis of nine randomized trials found exercise, especially yoga, improved physical and psychological quality of life in women with menopausal symptoms, but not general or menopause-specific scores.