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The primary outcome was the impact of urinary incontinence assessed by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF). Secondary outcomes included pelvic floor muscle strength (Modified Oxford Scale) and vaginal squeeze pressure (Peritron manometry). Participants completed 12 supervised sessions over 6\u00a0weeks. Outcomes were assessed by a blinded evaluator.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A significant overall effect of time was observed for ICIQ-SF scores, pelvic floor muscle strength, and vaginal squeeze pressure (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). The mean reduction in ICIQ-SF was\u2009\u22120.7 for Pilates,\u2009\u22120.7 for Pilates\u2009+\u2009VPFMC, and\u2009\u22124.4 for PFMT. PFMT demonstrated superior outcomes compared with both Pilates groups across all the outcomes assessed. Pelvic floor muscle strength increased by 0.3, 0.7, and 1.7 points (Modified Oxford Scale), and peak vaginal squeeze pressure increased by 5.7, 6.1, and 24.4\u00a0mmHg in the Pilates, Pilates\u2009+\u2009VPFMC, and PFMT groups respectively. Between the Pilates groups, a difference was observed only in muscle strength, favoring the Pilates\u2009+\u2009VPFMC group.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Pelvic floor muscle training was superior to Pilates in reducing the impact of urinary incontinence and improving pelvic floor muscle function, regardless of the inclusion of voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00192-026-06900-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,15]],"date-time":"2026-10-15T21:03:03Z","timestamp":1792098183000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Outperforms Pilates in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Fernanda Ara\u00fajo","family":"Borges","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eleusa Pascoal","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wanessa Silva","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luciene Aparecida","family":"Jos\u00e9-Vaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bruno Teixeira","family":"Bernardes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1788-7221","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Paula Magalh\u00e3es","family":"Resende","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"6900_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD009508.pub2","volume":"12","author":"EJC Hay-Smith","year":"2024","unstructured":"Hay-Smith EJC, Starzec-Proserpio M, Moller B, Aldabe D, Cacciari L, Pitangui ACR, et al. 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