Journal article
Exercise pad testing in continent exercisers: Reproducibility and correlation with voided volume, pyridium staining, and type of exercise
Neurourology and urodynamics, Vol.14(2), pp.125-129
1995
DOI: 10.1002/nau.1930140205
PMID: 7780439
Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine normal values for a modified pad test to be used for testing outcomes of studies addressing therapy for exercise incontinence. Fourteen asymptomatic volunteers who were continent by history completed three similar exercise sessions wearing pre‐weighed pads after ingesting phenazopyridine hydrochloride (Pyridium, Parke‐Davis, Sandy. UT). The mean pad weight gain for all exercise sessions combined was 3.19 ± 3.16 g (range 0.1–12.4). The mean area of pyridium staining was 2.66 ± 3.14 mm. Mean volume voided after the exercise sessions was 193 ± 108 cc (range 10–625). The Kendall coefficient of concordance used to test the intertest reliability was 0.96 for pad weight gain, 0.76 for area of stain, and 0.60 for volume voided. All but one of the subjects had at least one spot of pyridium stain on at least one of the three pads. The increase in pad weight attributable to sweat and vaginal moisture is reproducible in a given individual performing the same exercise routine, but due to the large variation between subjccts, we were unable to establish a cut‐off value separating continence from incontinence. Adding pyridium did not improve the specificity o f the test, despite instructing subjects to milk the urethra and blot before applying the pad. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Exercise pad testing in continent exercisers: Reproducibility and correlation with voided volume, pyridium staining, and type of exercise
- Creators
- Ingrid NygaardGwen Zmolek
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurourology and urodynamics, Vol.14(2), pp.125-129
- DOI
- 10.1002/nau.1930140205
- PMID
- 7780439
- NLM abbreviation
- Neurourol Urodyn
- ISSN
- 0733-2467
- eISSN
- 1520-6777
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company; New York
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1995
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984001157802771
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