Effects of External Electrical Stimulating Applied on the Thigh in Men With Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Primary Endpoint
- Urinary incontinence severity
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of external electrical stimulation applied on the thigh on urinary symptoms, quality of life, sexual function, perception of subjective improvement and satisfaction in men with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy
Detailed Description
The most common complication after prostatectomy surgeries is urinary incontinence. There are conservative and surgical treatment options in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. One of the conservative treatment options is electrical stimulation application. Electrical stimulation with the intraanal probe in men is painful and uncomfortable. And also there are few studies, demonstrating the effects of electrical stimulation on urinary incontinence after prostatectomy in the literature.
Investigators
seyda toprak celenay
associate professor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being a male individual with stress or stress-dominant mixed urinary incontinence symptoms after undergoing prostatectomy surgery
- •Being over 40 years old
- •Not having residual cancerous tissue
- •Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having serious cardiovascular disease (unstable angina and arrhythmia patients, heart failure patients, etc.)
- •Having sensory loss
- •Having an ongoing urinary infection
- •Having only urgency urinary incontinence
- •Using a pacemaker
- •Receiving active cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)
- •Those who have a problem that interferes with cooperation and understanding
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Urinary incontinence severity
Time Frame: change from baseline at 4 weeks
Urinary incontinence severity will be assessed with a 1-hour pad test. This amount; less than 2 grams is considered normal, 2-10 grams is mild, 10-50 grams is moderate, and over 50 grams is severe stress urinary incontinence.
Secondary Outcomes
- Compliance with Lifestyle Advices(after treatment (4th week))
- Presence of urinary incontinence symptoms(change from baseline at 4 weeks)
- Sexual function(change from baseline at 4 weeks)
- Perception of Subjective Improvement(after treatment (4th week))
- Life quality(change from baseline at 4 weeks)
- Patients Satisfaction(after treatment (4th week))