Objective: To determine the efficacy of stress urinary incontinence treatments adding pelvic floor muscle training to vaginal electrical stimulation.
Methods: Forty-eight women with stress urinary incontinence were randomized into 2 groups: 24 underwent isolated vaginal electrical stimulation, and 24 vaginal electrical stimulation plus pelvic floor muscle training. History, physical examination, voiding diary, perineum strength test, and urodynamic study were assessed. Comparisons were made for adherence to treatment, muscle strength improvement, urinary symptoms, and degree of satisfaction immediately, 12 and 96 months after treatment.
Results: Patients' degree of satisfaction on vaginal electrical stimulation, and on vaginal electrical stimulation plus pelvic floor muscle training immediately, 12 and 96 months post treatment, were, respectively: 88.2% versus 88.9% 64.7% versus 61.1% and 42.9% versus 28.6% (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Vaginal electrical stimulation associated to pelvic floor muscle training did not show better results than vaginal electrical stimulation alone.
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Fürst MC, Mendonça RR, Rodrigues AO, Matos LL, Pompeo AC, Bezerra CA. Are you the author?
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Reference: Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2014 Apr;12(2):168-74.
doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2866
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25003921
Article in English, Portuguese.
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