NCT05432869

Effects of External Electrical Stimulating Applied on the Thigh in Men With Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of external electrical stimulation applied on the thigh on urinary symptoms, quality of life, sexual function, perception of subjective improvement and satisfaction in men with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy

Detailed description

The most common complication after prostatectomy surgeries is urinary incontinence. There are conservative and surgical treatment options in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. One of the conservative treatment options is electrical stimulation application. Electrical stimulation with the intraanal probe in men is painful and uncomfortable. And also there are few studies, demonstrating the effects of electrical stimulation on urinary incontinence after prostatectomy in the literature.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ES and lifestyle advices	The lifestyle advices include fluid consumption, diet, weight control, constipation, smoking, etc. External electrical stimulation will be applied for 30 minutes 3 days a week during 4 weeks. Electrodes were placed on the thighs.
OTHER	Lifestyle advices	The lifestyle advices include fluid consumption, diet, weight control, constipation, smoking, etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-15
• Primary completion: 2022-10-15
• Completion: 2022-12-15
• First posted: 2022-06-27
• Last updated: 2022-06-27