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The Importance of Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Patients Prostatectomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Urinary Incontinence
Registration Number
NCT02073721
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Gama Filho
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).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
34
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.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
urinary incontinenceaugust/2013 to December/2013 (4 months)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal Hospital Servants of the State of Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Federal Hospital Servants of the State of Rio de Janeiro
🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, RJ/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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