Functional Magnetic Stimulation (FMS) appears to modulate autonomic and somatic nervous systems that innervate the lower urinary tract. Stimulation of the pudendal afferent nerve near the third sacral root induces relaxation of the detrusor muscles and reinforcement of urethral sphincter. Some preliminary studies had indicated the positive effect of FMS on stress urinary incontinence. Investigators aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term effect of this method on stress urinary incontinent patients.
5 Hz repetitive magnetic stimulation was applied over bilateral sacral roots for 20 minutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
5 Hz FMS, over bilateral sacral roots.
Taipei Veteran General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGSymptom scoring on Urge-Urinary Distress Inventory questionnaire
Time frame: up to 5 months
Cystometry and stress urethral pressure profile as measures of objective incontinence improvement
Time frame: up to 5 months
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