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the effect of tibial nerve stimulation on urinary symptoms in multiple sclerosis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis
Registration Number
IRCT2013031512820N1
Lead Sponsor
Vice-chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Women with Multiple Sclerosis (between 18-55 years old) who have lower urinary symptoms such as urgency, frequency and nacturia with detrusor sphincter dyssynergia or over active bladder refractory to drug therapy (treatment of at least three months with one or two anticholinergic drugs) are included in study. The exclusion criteria are: urinary infection; previous urogenital surgery; renal stone; pregnancy; severe cardiopulmonary diseases; physical inability; diabetes mellitus; other central nervous system diseases. Also, patients who don’t consent do not consider. When the urinary symptoms aggravate, attack of multiple sclerosis appear or weekly treatment are not followed, the patients are also removed from the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximum-systometric-capacity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Urodynamic study.;Involuntary detrusor contraction volume. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Urodynamic study.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency. Timepoint: In each refering. Method of measurement: Ask from the patients.;Nacturia. Timepoint: In each refering. Method of measurement: Ask from the patients.;PVR. Timepoint: Before and after of stimulation. Method of measurement: Nelaton Catheter.
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