Treatment with electrotherapy on sleep quality in postmenopausal women with urinary urgency complaints and sleep interrupted by the urge to urinate

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Sleep disorders, menopause, nocturia, overactive.; C12.777.829.866; C23.888.942.343.550; G47.0; G08.686.157.500

• Registration Number: RBR-695twt
• Lead Sponsor: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

They will be included 40 postmenopausal women (over 12 months of amenorrhea); aged between 40 and 90 years; presenting urinary urgency and nocturia.

Exclusion Criteria

Women with postmenopausal time less than 12 months; presenting apnea; restless legs syndrome; mild to severe depression and mild to severe anxiety; heart disease uncontrolled; presence of prolapse of pelvic organs; presence of pelvic pain; history of pelvic surgery, except cesarean surgery; uterine bleeding; inflammation and / or urinary tract infection; diabetes mellitus; smoking.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved quality of sleep observed by sleep domain and available King's Health Questionnaire, after 12 treatment sessions.;Improved quality of sleep observed by the final scores of the questionnaires: Quality Index Pittsburh sleep (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, after 12 treatment sessions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved awareness of the pelvic floor muscles.;Improved urgency, due to better storage bladder for a longer time.;Decrease in the number of times the volunteer raises the night to urinate (nocturia improved).