ReviewMedical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Clinical utility of neurostimulation devices in the treatment of overactive bladder: current perspectives.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effectiveness of Microcurrents Therapy in Overactive Bladder : Controlled and Randomized Triple Blind Clinical Trial
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Effectiveness of Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients With Overactive Bladder
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus oxybutynin in the treatment of overactive bladder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Noninvasive NESA Microcurrent Neuromodulation for Refractory Overactive Bladder in Women: A Triple-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Pilot Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Percutaneous sacral neurostimulation of penile erection during radical prostatectomy: surgical technique.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Nocturia: An overview of current evaluation and treatment strategies.World journal of methodology · 2025Review
- Clinical efficacy of transcutaneous pelvic floor magnetic stimulation combined with urination training in the treatment of overactive bladder in children.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Nonbinary 2D Distribution Tool Maps Autonomic Nerve Fiber Clustering in Lumbosacral Ventral Roots of Rhesus Macaques.eNeuro · 2024Article
- Efficacy and sex-specific outcomes after six episodes of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation treatment on overactive bladder syndrome symptoms.Frontiers in urology · 2024Article
- Evolving types of pudendal neuromodulation for lower urinary tract dysfunction.Central European journal of urology · 2024Review
- Decoding bladder state from pudendal intraneural signals in pigs.APL bioengineering · 2023Article
- Comparison of the efficacy and safety of sacral root magnetic stimulation with transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation in the treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.Translational andrology and urology · 2022Article
- Inhibitory effects of a minimally invasive implanted tibial nerve stimulation device on non-nociceptive bladder reflexes in cats.International urology and nephrology · 2021Article
- A shape-adjusted ellipse approach corrects for varied axonal dispersion angles and myelination in primate nerve roots.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Sharpened and Mechanically Durable Carbon Fiber Electrode Arrays for Neural Recording.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
- Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of bladder storage symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Protocol of a single-arm feasibility study.HRB open research · 2020Article
- [Sacral neuromodulation in under- and overactive detrusor-quo vadis? : Principles and developments].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2019Review
- New Implantable Tibial Nerve Stimulation Devices: Review of Published Clinical Results in Comparison to Established Neuromodulation Devices.Research and reports in urology · 2019Review
- Neural Prosthetics:A Review of Empirical vs. Systems Engineering Strategies.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2018Review
- Suppression of Urinary Voiding by Conditional High Frequency Stimulation of the Pelvic Nerve in Conscious Rats.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- Sacral neurostimulation of penile erection: advancing intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during pelvic surgeries-a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThis review describes the evidence from established and experimental therapies that use electrical nerve stimulation to treat lower urinary tract dysfunction.
methodsClinical studies on established treatments such as percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (P-PTNS), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) and sacral anterior root stimulation (SARS) are evaluated. In addition, clinical evidence from experimental therapies such as dorsal genital nerve (DGN) stimulation, pudendal nerve stimulation, magnetic nerve stimulation and ankle implants for tibial nerve stimulation are evaluated.
resultsSNS and P-PTNS have been investigated with high-quality studies that have shown proven efficacy for the treatment for overactive bladder (OAB). SARS has proven evidence-based efficacy in spinal cord patients and increases the quality of life. TENS seems inferior to other OAB treatments such as SNS and P-PTNS but is noninvasive and applicable for ambulant therapy. Results from studies on experimental therapies such as pudendal nerve stimulation seem promising but need larger study cohorts to prove efficacy.
conclusionNeurostimulation therapies have proven efficacy for bladder dysfunction in patients who are refractory to other therapies. SIGNIFICANCE: Refinement of neurostimulation therapies is possible. The aim should be to make the treatments less invasive, more durable and more effective for the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
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