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Table 7 Biomechanical Integrity Score (BI-score) in Treatment Group

From: A randomized controlled pilot trial to assess the effectiveness of a specially formulated food supplement and pelvic floor muscle training in women with stress-predominant urinary incontinence

 

Parameter units

Treatment Group at Baseline (N = 16)

Treatment Group at 6 weeks (N = 16)

P-value for Wilcoxon signed rank test

Elasticity

SD

-1.47

-1.24

0.0353

Support

SD

-1.24

-0.97

0.1070

Contraction

SD

-1.02

-0.92

0.1876

Relaxation

SD

-1.55

0.09

0.0004

Mobility

SD

-0.03

0.17

0.5995

BI-score

SD

-1.06

-0.58

0.0012

  1. BI-score is measured by Vaginal Tactile Imager at baseline and the completion of the study