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Comparison of a protocol for the training of pelvic floor muscles isolated and associated with the electrostimulation of posterior tibial nerve for mixed urinary incontinence: a clinical trial randomized and blind

Not Applicable
Conditions
mixed urinary incontinence
C12.777.934.852
Registration Number
RBR-6y3q6c
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

To present urinary incontinence, have not performed any previous physiotherapeutic treatment for pelvic dysfunctions, do not have pacemakers or cardiovascular diseases and are not pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria

Women presenting with an infectious condition, who present with a grade III or IV prolapse, who complain of unbearable pain at physical examination of pelvic floor muscle strength and who present more than 3 absences during the treatment period.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of urinary loss using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF) questionnaire. The final score varies from 0 to 21 points, in which the higher the worse the quality of life reported by the evaluated, being divided as follows: no impact (0 point), slight impact (1-3 points), moderate impact ( 4-6 points), severe (7-9 points) and very severe (> 10 points);Evaluation of urinary symptoms related to overactive bladder syndrome by International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB). The score ranges from 0 to 16 points, which reflects the patient's quality of life. Each question has a scale ranging from 0 (no bothers) to 10 (very bothers) to analyze the bothers the each symptom
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assess patient satisfaction through Patient Global Impression (PGI). The scale ranges from 1 (much better) to 5 (much worse);Vaginal manometry will be performed through the PeritronTM model 9300AV, which measures the intensity of contraction of the pelvic floor muscles through an intravaginal electrode. The procedure is repeated three times, with an interval of 1 minute between the attempts, to avoid fatigue of the musculature. The value is given in cmH2O, being an indirect measure of muscular strength
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