Differences in the Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Stimulation Therapy and Kegel Exercises Based on Compliance, Subjective - Objective Symptoms and Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Postpartum Stress Urinary Incontinence

Launched by INDONESIA UNIVERSITY · Aug 24, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

We evaluate the compliance rate, effectiveness (UDI-6 and 1-hour pad test), and pelvic muscle strength of electromagnetic stimulation on stress urinary incontinence compared with Kegel pelvic floor muscle exercises in post-partum women as conservative therapy. This was a Single-blind randomized clinical trial in 40 post-partum women diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence from at least three months post-partum from March 2020 to February 2021 at YPK Mandiri Jakarta Hospital. We recruited consecutively for 40 patients divided into two groups based on type I error of 5% and type II error o...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • postpartum women aged 20 years or over with a diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence three months postpartum
• • signed an informed consent form
• • a urine leakage when coughing with bladder volume 200 to 250 ml
• • able to perform a pad test 1-hour
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• • grade 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse
• • mixed incontinence in the patient
• • chronic degenerative disease/trauma that affected muscle and nerve function
• • previous history of pelvic surgery
• • pacemaker