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Randomised controlled trial of anal electrical stimulation in adults with faecal incontinence

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN92215924
Enrollment
90
Registered
2001-11-27
Start date
2004-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Faecal incontinence Digestive System Incontinence

Interventions

Patient self-rating of change, bowel diary, bowel symptom questionnaire, quality of life, anal manometry

Sponsors

Action Medical Research (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults (aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex) with faecal incontinence

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusing informed consent 2. Children under 18 years old 3. Pregnant females or those within six weeks of vaginal delivery 4. Patients with a history of pelvic malignancy 5. Patients with active inflammatory bowel disease 6. Patients with active perianal sepsis or painful haemorrhoids or fissure and patients with previous experience of using an electric stimulator to treat urinary or faecal incontinence

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. One-week bowel diary 2. Symptom questionnaire 3. Manometry 4. Patients' evaluation of outcome

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcome measures

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026