Home and outpatient electrostimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as any involuntary loss of urine and can be associated with urgency and/or physical exertion. Electrical stimulation (ES) has recently been identified as a proven therapeutic alternative for UI, with few side effects and low cost. This systematic review, registered on the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (RD42024528812), investigated whether home-based ES would be as viable as outpatient ES in the treatment of women with UI.

Methods

Study selection was conducted by two independent researchers across the following databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and PEDro (search conducted on February 25, 2024). We also searched the reference

SUBMITTER: Caetano SMOC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783776 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature