Table 5 Outcomes of studies of PFMT and BF with percentage cure, cure/improvement and positive and statistically significant outcomes

Morkved (2002)

6 months

53

5 (9)

58 (1); 65 (2) 40 (3)

97 (3)

6 (100)

Berghmans (1996)

4 weeks

20

0 (0)

25 (2)

95 (2)

1 (100)

Knight (1998)

6 months

21

3 (14)

NR

72 (1) 56 (3)

2 (100)

Wong (2001) ^a

4 weeks

19

0 (0)

NR

NR

3/5 (60)

Wong (2001)^b

4 weeks

19

0 (0)

NR

NR

4/5 (80)

Johnson (2001) ^a

6 weeks

16

0 (0)

25 (3)

NR

4 (100)

Johnson (2001) ^b

6 weeks

16

0 (0)

38 (3)

NR

2/4 (80)

Cammu & van Nylen (1998)

12 weeks

30

0 (0)

53 (3)

NR

NR

Pieber (1995)

3 months

25

11 (44)

22 (3)

86(4)

NR

Glavind (1996)

4 weeks

20

1 (5)

58 (4)

NR

NR

Pages (2001)

1 month

24

11 (46)

62 (3)

100 (3)

1 (100)

Aksac (2003)

8 weeks

20

NR

80 (4)

100 (4)

8 (100)

Balmforth (2004)

14 weeks

97

NR

NR

NR

5 (100)