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Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2008

Rehabilitation versus drug therapy for urge urinary incontinence: long-term outcomes.

Rachel Kafri, Jeffrey Shames, Meir Raz, Michal Katz-Leurer

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Trial report in International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bladder training for treating overactive bladder in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel KafriRehabilitation and Physical Therapy Centre, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Hasachlav 12, 75429, Rishon LeZion, Israel. kafri_r@mac.org.il
Jeffrey Shames
Meir Raz
Michal Katz-Leurer
Maccabi Health Care Services · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the residual effect of a 3-month rehabilitation treatment and a standard drug treatment for urge urinary incontinence (UUI) 21 months post intervention. Forty-four women (ages 27-68 years) who were diagnosed with overactive bladder (OAB) were divided into 2 treatment groups over 3 months: 24 women received rehabilitation (REH) and 20 women were treated with medication (MED) (oxybutynin ER). Outcomes measures included frequency of urination, quality of life (QoL), and number of side effects (no/SE), which were measured upon entry into the study (entry), completion of the intervention (3 months), and at follow-up 3 and 21 months after completion of treatment. In the follow-up period, there was a significant group-time interaction effect on freq/day and freq/night (p < 0.01). At the end of follow-up, the mean number of no/SE was significantly greater in the MED group compared to the REH group (3.3 +/- 0.5 vs 2.4 +/- 0.4; p < 0.05). A significant negative association was found between the urinary symptoms and the I-QoL at the 21-month follow-up (r (p) = -0.45 to-0.57, p < 0.05). In the long-term, the REH patients maintained and even improved the achievements of the intervention period while the MED patients deteriorated to baseline values in urinary frequency. The suggestion for future work is to investigate the effect of each REH treatment component on UUI symptoms.

Indexed as

Physical Therapy ModalitiesAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMandelic AcidsMiddle AgedMuscarinic AntagonistsQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeUrinary Bladder, OveractiveUrinary Incontinence, UrgeMandelic AcidsMuscarinic Antagonistsoxybutynin

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PMID17549429
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