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NCT02073721CompletedNot Applicable

The Importance of Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Patients Undergoing Prostatectomy to Exercise the Pelvic Floor Muscles (MAPs): Randomised Controlled Trial, Double Blind

Universidade Gama Filho1 site in 1 country34 target enrollmentStarted: August 2013Last updated:
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Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
34
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
urinary incontinence
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The use of electrical stimulation to reduce urinary incontinence in men undergoing prostatectomy exercises of the pelvic floor muscles (MAPs)

Detailed Description

The study will be an experiment with active control, randomized, double-blind, parallel intervention. After met the eligibility criteria of the patients will be randomly allocated into two groups: Group exercises MAPs (GEX), which is the active control group and electrostimulation + exercises MAPs (GEEX).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •patients with urinary sphincter deficiency resulting from a radical prostatectomy surgery
  • •sent by urologists the same hospital where the experiment will take place
  • •having the maximum time six months after surgery
  • •to use 2 to 5 disposable protective per day

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Symptoms of urinary tract infection
  • •symptoms of lower urinary tract obstruction
  • •anal fistula
  • •metallic implant in the body
  • •transurethral resection of prostate
  • •radiation therapy
  • •non-enforcement of the proposed treatment.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

urinary incontinence

Time Frame: august/2013 to December/2013 (4 months)

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Patrícia Zaidan de Barros

Electrostimulation exercises of the pelvic floor muscles AND URINARY INCONTINENCE IN POST prostatectomy: Randomised controlled trial, double blind

Universidade Gama Filho

Study Sites (1)

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