The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of medium frequency electrotherapy (interferential currents) treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and pelvic pain
This study consists of 100 women, complaining of increased bladder sensation and urgency with or without incontinence as principal symptomatology and who had not received previous pharmacological treatment. Group-A was used as a control group (n = 50). Group-B patients received 18 sessions of medium frequency electrotherapy during 9 weeks, 2 weekly sessions
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Treatment with medium frequency electrotherapy, interferential currents between 5500 Hz and 8500 Hz (Combi-200®, Gymna®), was performed using transvaginal application. The frequency was increased progressively over the first six sessions (twice a week), starting with a frequency of 5500 Hz until reaching a frequency of 8500 Hz, which remained until the end of treatment.
No treatment
urgency
with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia, can be described as the overactive bladder syndrome, urge syndrome or urgency-frequency syndrome. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
urge urinary incontinence
is the complaint of involuntary leakage accompanied by or immediately preceded by urgency. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
increased daytime frequency
is the complaint by the patient who considers that he/she voids too often by day. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
nocturia
is the complaint that the individual has to wake at night one or more times to void. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
increased bladder sensation
the individual feels an early and persistent desire to void. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
feeling of incomplete emptying
is a self-explanatory term for a feeling experienced by the individual after passing urine. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
nocturnal enuresis
is the complaint of loss of urine occurring during sleep. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
incontinence
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is the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine. Measured with 24 hour voiding diary.
Time frame: 24 hours
pelvic pain
is less well defined than, for example, bladder, urethral or perineal pain and is less clearly related to the micturition cycle or to bowel function and is not localised to any single pelvic organ. Measured with pain visual analogic pain scale single-item scale.
Time frame: 24 hours