nocturia
Conditions
Interventions
For the preintervention period, the number of urinations during nighttime sleeping hours are recorded for three consecutive nights. Then, the subjects apply skin stimulation to the perineal region on
, the real roller is used first for three consecutive nights, followed by a four-night washout period. Then, the placebo roller is used for three consecutive nights.
For the preintervention recording
Intervention 2"
, the placebo roller is used first for three consecutive nights, followed by a four-night washout period. Then, the real roller is used for three consecutive nights.
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Teikyo Heisei University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly women with nocturia (awakening more than twice for urination during nighttime sleeping hours). Those who received a doctor's approval to participate in the experiment based on the results of medical examinations conducted during the preintervention period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who did not receive a doctor's approval to participate in the experiment based on the results of medical examinations conducted during the preintervention period. Those who are not capable of coming to the study sites (hospitals and research facilities) on their own.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Urinary frequency per night calculated based on the number of nighttime voids during the pre-intervention period and each of the three-day roller stimulation periods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of the presence or absence of overactive bladder using a questionnaire on the symptoms of overactive bladder (pre-intervention and post-intervention); a questionnaire on self-care (post-intervention); salivary hormone levels during intervention [melatonin, cortisol, and chromogranin A] (pre-intervention/post-intervention); a questionnaire on quality of life [N-QOL] (post-intervention); and a questionnaire on sleep (post-intervention). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHotta Harumi
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Autonomic Neuroscience
Outcome results
None listed