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Urinary IncontinenceNCT05432869

Effects of External Electrical Stimulating Applied on the Thigh in Men With Urinary Incontinence After Prostatectomy

A study testing ES and lifestyle advices and Lifestyle advices in people with Urinary Incontinence, run by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of external electrical stimulation applied on the thigh on urinary symptoms, quality of life, sexual function, perception of subjective improvement and satisfaction in men with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Urinary Incontinence
What is being tested?
ES and lifestyle advices and Lifestyle advices
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
15 Jul 2022to 15 Dec 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Being a male individual with stress or stress-dominant mixed urinary incontinence symptoms after undergoing prostatectomy surgery
  • Being over 40 years old
  • Not having residual cancerous tissue
  • Volunteering to participate in the study

Who cannot join

  • Having serious cardiovascular disease (unstable angina and arrhythmia patients, heart failure patients, etc.)
  • Having sensory loss
  • Having an ongoing urinary infection
  • Having only urgency urinary incontinence
  • Using a pacemaker
  • Receiving active cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy)
  • Those who have a problem that interferes with cooperation and understanding

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Seyda Toprak Celenay contact

+90312 906 1000

sydtoprak@hotmail.com

About this study

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of external electrical stimulation applied on the thigh on urinary symptoms, quality of life, sexual function, perception of subjective improvement and satisfaction in men with urinary incontinence after prostatectomy

Read the detailed description

The most common complication after prostatectomy surgeries is urinary incontinence. There are conservative and surgical treatment options in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. One of the conservative treatment options is electrical stimulation application.

Electrical stimulation with the intraanal probe in men is painful and uncomfortable.

And also there are few studies, demonstrating the effects of electrical stimulation on urinary incontinence after prostatectomy in the literature.

Being tested
ES and lifestyle advices, Lifestyle advices
Medical subject headings
Urinary Incontinence

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ES and lifestyle advicesOther

    The lifestyle advices include fluid consumption, diet, weight control, constipation, smoking, etc.

    External electrical stimulation will be applied for 30 minutes 3 days a week during 4 weeks. Electrodes were placed on the thighs.

  • Lifestyle advicesOther

    The lifestyle advices include fluid consumption, diet, weight control, constipation, smoking, etc.

Study groups in NCT05432869
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Electrical stimulation (ES) groupExperimentalES group will be given additional external electrical stimulation to the lifestyle advices.
Receives: Other: ES and lifestyle advices
Control groupExperimentalControl group will be given only lifestyle advices .
Receives: Other: Lifestyle advices

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Urinary incontinence severity

    Urinary incontinence severity will be assessed with a 1-hour pad test. This amount; less than 2 grams is considered normal, 2-10 grams is mild, 10-50 grams is moderate, and over 50 grams is severe stress urinary incontinence.

    Measured: change from baseline at 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Presence of urinary incontinence symptoms

    Urinary incontinence symptoms will be assessed with International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF). It consists of 6 questions in total and the total score is 3., 4., 5. It is obtained by adding the scores they get from the questions. A low score in the scale indicates that urinary incontinence symptoms are less.

    Measured: change from baseline at 4 weeks

  2. Life quality

    Life quality will be assessed with King Health Questionnaire. The questionnaire, consisting of thirty-two items, consists of 2 parts. In the first part, there are 2 questions questioning the general health perception and incontinence effect, and 19 questions dividing the quality of life into 7 areas (role limitations, physical limitations, social limitations, personal relationships, emotional problems, sleep/energy disorders, symptom severity measurement). In the second part, there are 11-item complaint severity scales that evaluate the presence and severity of urinary symptoms. While the best score that can be obtained on the complaint severity scale is "0", the worst score is "30", the best score that can be obtained for all King Health Questionnaire subsections is "0" and the worst score is "100".

    Measured: change from baseline at 4 weeks

  3. Sexual function

    Sexual function will be assessed with International Index of Erectile Function-5. It includes 5 main topics; erectile function, orgasm function, sexual desire, sexual intercourse satisfaction and general satisfaction are questioned with a total of 5 questions. Each question gets a score between 0-5. Total score; severe (5-7), moderate (8-11), mild-moderate (12-16), mild (17-21), no erectile dysfunction (22-25)

    Measured: change from baseline at 4 weeks

  4. Perception of Subjective Improvement

    Patients' subjective perception of improvement will be questioned with a 4-point Likert scale (worse (1), same (2), better (3) and completely cured (4))

    Measured: after treatment (4th week)

  5. Patients Satisfaction

    Patient satisfaction will be questioned with a 5-point Likert scale (not at all satisfied (1), dissatisfied (2), undecided (3), satisfied (4), very satisfied (5))

    Measured: after treatment (4th week)

  6. Compliance with Lifestyle Advices

    Compliance of patients to the lifestyle advices will be evaluated using a 100-mm visual analog scale.

    Measured: after treatment (4th week)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jun 2022
  2. Study start15 Jul 2022 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion15 Oct 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Dec 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05432869
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022/06/22
Status last verified
Jun 2022
First submitted
22 Jun 2022
Last updated
27 Jun 2022
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ES and lifestyle advices and Lifestyle advices in people with Urinary Incontinence, run by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Seyda Toprak Celenay (+90312 906 1000, sydtoprak@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Urinary incontinence severity (time frame: change from baseline at 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2022.

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