Female urinary incontinence and intravaginal electrical stimulation: an observational prospective study.
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Date publication
septembre 2013
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Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DOUVIER Serge
Tous les auteurs :
Chene G, Mansoor A, Jacquetin B, Mellier G, Douvier S, Sergent F, Aubard Y, Seffert P
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Résumé
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of intravaginal electrical stimulation in the management of female urinary incontinence. STUDY DESIGN: 359 Women with urinary incontinence (207 with stress incontinence [group A], 33 with urge incontinence [group B] and 119 with mixed urinary incontinence [group C]) were included in this multicenter prospective observational study. Patients were managed by home intravaginal electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor for 20-30 min per day, 5 days a week, for a period of 10 weeks. Identical clinical assessments were performed before and after pelvic floor rehabilitation, comprising a voiding diary and validated symptom and quality of life scores. RESULTS: Objective assessment demonstrated an overall cure rate of 63.5% (228/359): 65.7% (136/207) for group A, 57.6% (19/33) for group B, and 61.3% (73/119) for group C. The overall significant improvement rate was 15.6% (56/359): 14.6% (30/207) for group A, 24.2% (8/33) for group B and 15.1% (18/119) for group C. All domains of quality of life were significantly improved after pelvic floor muscle training (p
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Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Sep;170(1):275-80