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Treatment with electrotherapy on sleep quality in postmenopausal women with urinary urgency complaints and sleep interrupted by the urge to urinate

Effects of electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve on sleep quality in postmenopausal women with symptoms of overactive bladder and nocturia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-695twt
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-08-07
Start date
2013-09-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Sleep disorders, menopause, nocturia, overactive.

Interventions

Intervention group: 20 women will be subjected to electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve for 30 minutes once a week, totaling 12 sessions of treatment. Control group: 20 women will rece
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Sponsors

Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Lead Sponsor
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: They will be included 40 postmenopausal women (over 12 months of amenorrhea); aged between 40 and 90 years; presenting urinary urgency and nocturia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with postmenopausal time less than 12 months; presenting apnea; restless legs syndrome; mild to severe depression and mild to severe anxiety; heart disease uncontrolled; presence of prolapse of pelvic organs; presence of pelvic pain; history of pelvic surgery, except cesarean surgery; uterine bleeding; inflammation and / or urinary tract infection; diabetes mellitus; smoking.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improved quality of sleep observed by sleep domain and available King's Health Questionnaire, after 12 treatment sessions.;Improved quality of sleep observed by the final scores of the questionnaires: Quality Index Pittsburh sleep (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, after 12 treatment sessions.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improved awareness of the pelvic floor muscles.;Improved urgency, due to better storage bladder for a longer time.;Decrease in the number of times the volunteer raises the night to urinate (nocturia improved).—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDaniele;Patricia Albanezi;Driusso

Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Universidade Federal de São Carlos;Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - Universidade Federal de São Carlos

danielefurtadoalbanezi@gmail.com;pdriusso@hotmai.com+55 (16) 988112637;+55 (16) 997337527

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)