This study evaluates whether surface perineal stimulation is as effective as anal stimulation in reducing urinary incontinence secondary to radical prostatectomy. Half of participants will receive a treatment with surface perineal stimulation, while the other half will receive a treatment with anal stimulation.
Pelvic floor muscle training is the most common non-invasive intervention for urinary incontinence secondary to radical prostatectomy. Perineal stimulation has a significant positive impact on the early recovery of urinary continence after this intervention. The perineal stimulation can be applied with surface electrodes or with an intra-cavitary probe placed in the anus. The two techniques are commonly used. Each techniques stimulates different anatomical points of perineum, and it is a question if both have the same effectiveness or, one of the two techniques has greater effect than the other.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
Surface stimulation
Intra-cavitary stimulation
Regina Pané Alemany
Barcelona, Spain
Effects of transcutaneous perineal stimulation compared to anal stimulation
A change of the urine grams last in 24 hours
Time frame: Baseline, 6 and 10 weeks
Asses quality of life
Asses the perceived quality of life of patients in the study. It will be evaluated with the questionnaire I-QOL. It measures the effect of urinary incontinence on quality of life. The I-QOL have 22 items and is divided into 3 subscales: avoidance and limiting behavior, psychosocial impact, social embarrassment. More puntuation means more quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline and 10 weeks
Assess adverse effects
Identify adverse effects for each of the treatments
Time frame: 10 weeks
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.