Electric tibial nerve stimulation to reduce incontinence in care homes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: rinary incontinence; Signs and Symptoms; Unspecified urinary incontinence

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98415244
• Lead Sponsor: Glasgow Caledonian University

Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31843002 protocol (added 18/12/2019) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34167637/ (added 28/06/2021) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04459-z Cost consequence analysis (added 23/11/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-25
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 4 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

Care home residents:
1. With self or staff reported urinary incontinence of more than once/week
2. Who use the toilet or toilet aid for bladder evacuation with or without assistance
3. Who wear absorbent pads to contain urinary incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

1. Care Home (CH) residents with an indwelling urinary catheter
2. CH residents with symptomatic UTI
3. CH residents with PVRU volume more than 300ml
4. CH residents with a cardiac pacemaker
5. CH residents with treated epilepsy
6. CH residents with bilateral leg ulcers
7. CH residents with pelvic cancer
8. CH residents on the palliative care register
9. Non-English speakers

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Volume of urinary incontinence leaked over a 24 hour period, measured by subtracting dry pad weight from wet pad weight, at 6 weeks post randomisation