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A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing pelvic floor treatment by a pelvic floor physiotherapist, versus extracorporeal magnetic stimulation, for women with stress urinary incontinence.

Recruiting
Conditions
Stress urinary incontinence
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12611000861954
Lead Sponsor
St George Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria

Women with a primary symptoms of stress urinary incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

People whose primary language is other than English
Women who are pregnant
Children/ young people (ie. under18 years)
People with an intellectual or mental impairment
People highly dependant on medical care
People with metal prosthesis

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
24 hour pad test[At the beginning of trial (at commencement of treatment), at four months (at completion of treatment) and again at six months.];Pelvic floor muscle grading (using Modified Oxford scale) via a vaginal examiantion[At the beginning of the trial and at four months.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life score (ICIQ-SF)[At the beginning of the trial, at four months and again at six months.];Cost of treatment will be calculated by adding up the estimated cost of five physiotherapy treatment versus twenty chair sessions[At completion of trial]
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