Effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation against poststroke urinary incontinence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Poststroke urinary incontinence (PSI) is prevalent in stroke survivors, and high-quality evidence is required to guide clinical practice. Previous studies have demonstrated the curative effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for urinary incontinence in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease (PD), and spinal cord injury (SCI). Here, we describe the protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-frequency rTMS on the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) for the treatment of PSI.

Methods and analysis

In this single-centre randomized controlled trial for poststroke urinary incontinence, a total of 140 eligible patients will be randomly allocated into two groups. The rT

SUBMITTER: Jiang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375329 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature