Effects of External Electric Stimulating in Individuals With Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate effects of external electric stimulating in individuals with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is common in men after prostotectomy, and patients' quality of life is adversely affected. In addition, electric stimulation (ES) can be played an important role in the management of UI . However, there are limitations in clearly demonstrating the effects of ES on men with UI after prostatectomy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

ES applicationDEVICE

Electrical stimulation (ES) application will be given to the ES group

Sham applicationOTHER

Only vacuum was applied and no current was given from the applied device

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being a male individual with stress or stress-dominant mixed UI symptoms after undergoing prostatectomy surgery for prostate cancer in the urology clinic * Being over 40 years old * Being 24 and over with Mini Mental Test results in individuals over 65 years of age. * Not having residual cancerous tissue * Volunteering to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having serious cardiovascular disease (unstable angina and arrhythmia patients, heart failure patients, etc.) * Having sensory loss * Having an ongoing urinary infection * Having only urgency urinary incontinence * Using a pacemaker * Receiving active cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy) * Lack of evaluation parameters * Not continuing the treatment regularly

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pad Test

A 1-hour pad test will be applied. Beginning with an empty bladder, a pre-weighed sanitary napkin will be inserted into the underwear. The patient will be asked to drink 500 ml of water within 15 minutes and then remain active for half an hour. Then, various activities will be made to the patient to provoke involuntary urine leakage with a full bladder. weight will be measured.

Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks

UI symptoms

The ICIQ\_SF is a UI questionnaire that evaluates symptom type and severity. It consists of 6 questions in total and the total score is 3., 4., 5. It is obtained by adding the scores they get from the questions

Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Life quality

Life quality will be assessed with King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ).This questionnaire consists of two parts and 32 items.. The minimum possible score is 0 (best health) and the maximum possible score is 100 (worst health).

Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks

Sexual Function

Evaluation of sexual functions will be evaluated with International Index of Erectile Function IIEF-5 (IIEF-5), which is one of the most commonly used forms in men presenting with sexual complaints. It includes 5 main topics; erectile function, orgasm function, sexual desire, sexual intercourse satisfaction and general satisfaction are questioned with a total of 5 questions. Each question gets a score between 0-5. Total score; severe (5-7), moderate (8-11), mild-moderate (12-16), mild (17-21), no erectile dysfunction (22-25).

Time frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks

Evaluation of Subjective Improvement Perception

The subjective improvement of UI symptoms pf the patients after treatment was evaluated using a 4-item Likert-type scale.

Central Contacts

Seyda Toprak Celenay

CONTACT

+90312 906 1000 sydtoprak@hotmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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