Efficacy of intravaginal electrical stimulation with different treatment frequency in women with refractory idiopathic overactive bladder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of intravaginal electrical stimulation (IVES) therapies with different treatment frequencies (two or five days in a week) added to bladder training (BT) on incontinence-related quality of life (QoL) and clinical parameters in women with refractory idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB).

Material and methods

Fifty-two women with refractory idiopathic OAB were randomized into two groups as follows: Group 1 (n:26) received BT and IVES, two times in a week, for 10 weeks and Group 2 (n:26) received BT and IVES five times in a week, for 4 weeks. IVES was performed 20 minutes in a day, a total of 20 sessions for both groups. Women were evaluated for incontinence severity (24h pad test), pelvic floor muscles strength (perineomet

SUBMITTER: Yildiz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature