The study is a prospective study at a single institution. Investigators create strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, selecting 126 patients who undergo the pelvic reconstructive surgery. 63 patients in the intervention group accept 10 times of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
All the patients have severe pelvic organ prolapse and undergo the pelvic reconstructive surgery. Investigators evaluate all patients' lower urinary tract symptoms, quality of life score, overactive bladder questionnaire, maximal rate and residual urine volume, at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
126
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation by PHENIX4-8-8 PLUS
The Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
the rate of urinary retention
urinary residual volume
Time frame: three days after surgery
the rate of urinary incontinence
according to the 1-h pad test
Time frame: three days; seven days; one month; three months; six months after surgery
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