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CompletedNCT02073721UIUpdated Feb 27, 2014

The Importance of Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Patients Prostatectomy

An interventional study of electrostimulation with exercises MAPs and exercises MAPs in Urinary Incontinence, sponsored by Universidade Gama Filho. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to male participants aged 50 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-02-27.

Sponsored by Universidade Gama Filho · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
50 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The use of electrical stimulation to reduce urinary incontinence in men undergoing prostatectomy exercises of the pelvic floor muscles (MAPs)

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The study will be an experiment with active control, randomized, double-blind, parallel intervention. After met the eligibility criteria of the patients will be randomly allocated into two groups: Group exercises MAPs (GEX), which is the active control group and electrostimulation + exercises MAPs (GEEX).

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Conditions studied

  • Urinary Incontinence
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In context

Urinary Incontinence

1,363 studies on the registry are indexed under Urinary Incontinence; 228 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 34 is below the median of 66 across 1,011 interventional studies indexed under Urinary Incontinence.

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Lead sponsor

Universidade Gama Filho is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
50 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with urinary sphincter deficiency resulting from a radical prostatectomy surgery
  • sent by urologists the same hospital where the experiment will take place
  • having the maximum time six months after surgery
  • to use 2 to 5 disposable protective per day

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptoms of urinary tract infection
  • symptoms of lower urinary tract obstruction
  • anal fistula
  • metallic implant in the body
  • transurethral resection of prostate
  • radiation therapy
  • non-enforcement of the proposed treatment.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
34 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    electrostimulation with exercises MAPs

    this group will make the electrostimulation with exercises of the pelvic floor muscles with a focus on strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.

    Other: electrostimulation with exercises MAPs

  • Active comparator
    exercises MAPs

    This group will focus exercises of the pelvic floor muscles with strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor

    Other: exercises MAPs

Interventions

  • Otherelectrostimulation with exercises MAPs

    this group will make the electrostimulation with exercises of the pelvic floor muscles with a focus on strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.the frequency will be 20 sessions, 2 times per week, lasting 30 minutes.

    Also known as: electrostimulation and exercises of the pelvic floor muscles

  • Otherexercises MAPs

    This group will focus exercises of the pelvic floor muscles with strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor. the frequency will be 20 sessions, 2 times per week, lasting 30 minutes.

    Also known as: exercises of the pelvic floor muscles

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. urinary incontinence

    Time frame: august/2013 to December/2013 (4 months)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Federal Hospital Servants of the State of Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 27, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02073721
Lead sponsor
Universidade Gama Filho
Responsible party
Patrícia Zaidan de Barros (Electrostimulation exercises of the pelvic floor muscles AND URINARY INCONTINENCE IN POST prostatectomy: Randomised controlled trial, double blind, Universidade Gama Filho) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 27, 2014
Start date
Aug 2013
Primary completion
Dec 2013
Completion
Dec 2013
Last update
Feb 27, 2014

Study contacts

Patrícia Z Barros, expert
principal investigator · Gama Filho University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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