Effectiveness of Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Female UUI.
Sponsored by University Medical Centre Ljubljana
About this trial
Last updated 2 years ago
Study ID
UMCL-UUI
Status
Recruiting
Type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Placebo
No
Accepting
18+ Years
Female
Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers
Trial Timing
Ended 2 years ago
What is this trial about?
Urinary incontinence is becoming an increasingly common health, social and economic problem.
The prevalence of urinary incontinence is estimated at 55% of the entire female population.
Urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) is the least common subtype of urinary incontinence but
has debilitating symptoms that lead to a decrease in quality of life. Ultimately, the
urogynegology field does not have many successful types of treatments for this specific
subtype. Extracorporeal magnetic stimulation of the pelvic floor is a type of conservative
management that produces a magnetic field, which induces controlled depolarization of the
nerves, resulting in pelvic muscle contraction and sacral S2-S4 roots neuromodulation.
Therefore, it relieves symptoms of UUI and improves quality of life.
There was no randomized, sham-controlled study published that researched the effectiveness of
magnetic stimulation in the treatment of UUI that evaluated the success with subjective and
objective methods, such as urodynamic studies.
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of magnetic stimulation in the treatment of
urgency urinary incontinence.
What are the participation requirements?
Inclusion Criteria
- urgency urinary incontinence proved by urodynamic studies
- 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
- pregnancy
- cystitis or other active infections
- stress or mixed urinary incontinence
- prolapse of pelvic organs with POP-Q score greated than 2
- fecal incontinence
- severe medical conditions (e.g. active treatment of cancer)
- connective tissue disease
- neurologic disease
Locations
Location
Status
Recruiting