Randomised controlled trial of anal electrical stimulation in adults with faecal incontinence

Completed

• Conditions: Faecal incontinence; Digestive System; Incontinence

• Registration Number: ISRCTN92215924
• Lead Sponsor: Action Medical Research (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex) with faecal incontinence

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients refusing informed consent
2. Children under 18 years old
3. Pregnant females or those within six weeks of vaginal delivery
4. Patients with a history of pelvic malignancy
5. Patients with active inflammatory bowel disease
6. Patients with active perianal sepsis or painful haemorrhoids or fissure and patients with
previous experience of using an electric stimulator to treat urinary or faecal incontinence

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified