THERAPEUTICS
A behavioural weight-loss programme was better than an education programme for urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women
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STUDY DESIGN
randomised controlled trial (Program to Reduce Incontinence by Diet and Exercise [PRIDE]). ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00091988 [ClinicalTrials.gov] .
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blinded (outcome assessors).
STUDY QUESTION
Providence, Rhode Island, and Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
338 women 
30 years of age who had a body mass index (BMI) of 25–50 and 10 urinary incontinence episodes/week, monitored food intake and physical activity for 1 week, and could walk unassisted for 2 blocks without stopping. Exclusion criteria included medical therapy for incontinence or weight loss in the past month, current urinary tract infection or 4 in the past year, neurological or functional incontinence, urethral or incontinence surgery, major medical or genitourinary tract conditions, pregnancy or childbirth in the past 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension, and increased risk of hypoglycaemia from diabetes treatment.
6-month (1 h/wk) weight-loss programme (n = 226) or 4-month (1 h/mo) education programme (n = 112). The weight-loss programme provided a reduced-calorie diet, meal plans, and vouchers for meal-replacement
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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