A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing pelvic floor treatment by a pelvic floor physiotherapist, versus extracorporeal magnetic stimulation, for women with stress urinary incontinence.

A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing pelvic floor treatment by a pelvic floor physiotherapist, versus extracorporeal magnetic stimulation, for pelvic floor strength, quality of life and severity of urinary incontinence, in patients with stress urinary incontinence

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000861954

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-15

Start date

2009-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is two compare the benefit of two different treatments for patients with stress urinary incontinence. This is a condition in which women may leak urine with increases in abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, lifting, walking or running. The first treatment is five individual physiotherapy sessions. The second treatment is 20 sessions on a special magnetic chair. Patients are assessed prior to starting treatment, at three months after competing treatment, and again at six months.

Interventions

Five individual treatment sessions by a pelvic floor physiotherapist including a tailored pelvic floor exercise program. The initial session will last one hour, while subsequent visits will be half an hour duration over a thjree month period.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Women with a primary symptoms of stress urinary incontinence

Exclusion criteria

People whose primary language is other than English Women who are pregnant Children/ young people (ie. under18 years) People with an intellectual or mental impairment People highly dependant on medical care People with metal prosthesis

Outcome results