A Comparison of Electrical Pudendal Nerve Stimulation and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Female Stress Incontinence
NCT ID: NCT01763762
Last Updated: 2014-11-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
42 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2014-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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PFMT improves the structural support of the pelvis. However, many patients-especially women-have difficulty identifying and isolating their pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and are unable to perform the exercise effectively. Furthermore, patients who can identify the PFM often find that the required daily exercise routine is burdensome. Hence, the primary disadvantage of PFMT is lack of long-term patient compliance.
Electrical stimulation (ES) is a non-invasive, passive treatment that produces a muscle contraction. Transvaginal electrical stimulation (TES) has almost no side-effects and patient compliance in published reports is 70-85%. TES will result in PFM contraction by indirect nerve stimulation, mainly by polysynaptic reflex responses. The indirect stimulation and reflexive contraction may be the reason why the effect of electrical stimulation is not as good as that of PFMT when performed correctly.
By combining the advantages of PFMT and TES and incorporating the technique of deep insertion of long acupuncture needles, we developed electrical pudendal nerve stimulation (EPNS). In EPNS, long acupuncture needles of 0.40 Х 100 or 125 mm were deeply inserted into four sacral points and electrified to stimulate the pudendal nerves (PN) and contract the PFM. CT transverse plane at the coccygeal apex has showed that the position of the lower needle tip is similar to where (adjacent to PN at Alcock's canal) the Bion device is implanted for chronic PN stimulation. Besides the radiographic evidence, simultaneous records of perineal ultrasonographic PFM contraction, vaginal pressure and pelvic floor surface electromyogram in our previous study have proved that EPNS can exactly excite PN,contract the PFM and simulate PFMT. Our previous study has also proved that EPNS has a good therapeutic effect on female SUI. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of EPNS to PFMT with TES in treating female SUI.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Electrical pudendal nerve stimulation
At a frequency of 2.5 Hz and an intensity (45\~55 mA) as high as the patient can tolerate without discomfort; 60 minutes three times a week for a total of four weeks
Electrical pudendal nerve stimulation
Four sacral points are selected. The two upper points are located about 1 cm bilateral to the sacrococcygeal joint. On the upper points, a needle of 0.40 Х 100 mm is inserted perpendicularly to a depth of 80 to 90 mm to produce a sensation referred to the urethra or the anus. The locations of the two lower points are about 1 cm bilateral to the tip of the coccyx. On the lower points, a needle of 0.40 Х 100 or 125 mm is inserted obliquely towards the ischiorectal fossa to a depth of 90 to 110 mm to produce a sensation referred to the urethra. After the sensation referred to the above regions is produced, each of two pairs of electrodes from a G6805-2 Multi-Purpose Health Device is connected with the two ipsilaterally inserted needles.
PFM training with Transvaginal ES
PFM training: EMG-biofeedback assisted PFMT was performed by specially trained therapists, 20 min three times a week for a total of four weeks. Patients conduct 30 maximal high intensity PFM contractions for 2-6 sec (with 2-6 sec rest), three sessions a day at home for a total of four weeks.
Transvaginal ES: At a current intensity of \< 60 mA (as high as possible to get a contraction) and frequencies of 15 Hz and 85 Hz (alternate 3-min periods of stimulation); 20 min three times a week for a total of four weeks.
PFM training
A nerve function reconstruction treatment system (AM1000B; Shenzhen Creative Industry Co.Ltd, China) is used for EMG-biofeedback assisted PFMT.
Transvaginal ES
A neuromuscular stimulation therapy system (PHENIX USB 4，Electronic Concept Lignon Innovation, France) is used for TES
Interventions
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Electrical pudendal nerve stimulation
Four sacral points are selected. The two upper points are located about 1 cm bilateral to the sacrococcygeal joint. On the upper points, a needle of 0.40 Х 100 mm is inserted perpendicularly to a depth of 80 to 90 mm to produce a sensation referred to the urethra or the anus. The locations of the two lower points are about 1 cm bilateral to the tip of the coccyx. On the lower points, a needle of 0.40 Х 100 or 125 mm is inserted obliquely towards the ischiorectal fossa to a depth of 90 to 110 mm to produce a sensation referred to the urethra. After the sensation referred to the above regions is produced, each of two pairs of electrodes from a G6805-2 Multi-Purpose Health Device is connected with the two ipsilaterally inserted needles.
PFM training
A nerve function reconstruction treatment system (AM1000B; Shenzhen Creative Industry Co.Ltd, China) is used for EMG-biofeedback assisted PFMT.
Transvaginal ES
A neuromuscular stimulation therapy system (PHENIX USB 4，Electronic Concept Lignon Innovation, France) is used for TES
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Positive stress test result
* Urodynamically confirmed SUI
* Postvoid residual urine volume \<50ml
Exclusion Criteria
* Neurogenic bladder
25 Years
85 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Siyou Wang, Master
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Shanghai research institute of acupuncture and meridian
Locations
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Shanghai research institute of acupuncture and meridian
Shanghai, , China
Countries
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References
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Wang S, Zhang S. Simultaneous perineal ultrasound and vaginal pressure measurement prove the action of electrical pudendal nerve stimulation in treating female stress incontinence. BJU Int. 2012 Nov;110(9):1338-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11029.x. Epub 2012 Mar 15.
Wang S, Lv J, Feng X, Wang G, Lv T. Efficacy of Electrical Pudendal Nerve Stimulation in Treating Female Stress Incontinence. Urology. 2016 May;91:64-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.02.027. Epub 2016 Feb 24.
Other Identifiers
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ZYSNXD-CC-ZDYJ010
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id