NCT03587402

Effects of Transcutaneous Perineal Stimulation Versus Anal Stimulation

Effects of Transcutaneous Perineal Stimulation Versus Anal Stimulation on Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: RAPbarcelona · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence
• Radical Prostatectomy
• Pelvic Floor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Transcutaneous perineal stimulation	Surface stimulation
OTHER	Anal stimulation	Intra-cavitary stimulation

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-07-30
• Completion: 2020-10-06
• First posted: 2018-07-16
• Last updated: 2020-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain