Trial reportInternational journal of colorectal disease2023
Electrical stimulation plus biofeedback improves urination function, pelvic floor function, and distress after reconstructive surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International journal of colorectal disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Meta-analysis of the therapeutic effect of electrical stimulation combined with pelvic floor muscle exercise on female pelvic floor dysfunction.European journal of medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Immunomodulatory piezoelectric master electrospun membranes for pelvic floor repair.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- The Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Implantable Wireless Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in a Rat Model.International neurourology journal · 2026Article
- Effect of biofeedback electrical stimulation combined with HoLEP on surgical outcomes in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated with detrusor underactivity: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Guarding Reflex Inhibition Training Reduces Postoperative Urinary Retention After Urethral Bulking for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A comprehensive review of conservative therapies for female stress urinary incontinence: Advancements, efficacy, and future directions.Current urology · 2025Review
- Clinical efficacy of bladder function training combined with pelvic floor biofeedback electrical stimulation on neurogenic bladder and its impact on urodynamics.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Unveiling the depths of pelvic organ prolapse: From risk factors to therapeutic methods (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation Combined with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Female Sexual Dysfunction with Overactive Bladder: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study is aimed at assessing the effect of postoperative electrical stimulation (ES) plus biofeedback therapy on patient rehabilitation after pelvic floor reconstructive surgery.
methodsPatients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) who had received pelvic floor reconstructive surgery were randomly allocated to the intervention group and the control group at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the control group received routine postoperative nursing care. Patients in the intervention group underwent ES plus biofeedback therapy. The outcomes included the recovery of urination function, the improvement of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength, and the change of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory Questionnaire-20 (PFDI-20) scores. The study outcomes were evaluated at pre-intervention (T0, 2 months after surgery), 3 months after surgery (T1), and 6 months after surgery (T2).
resultsA total of 60 patients with POP were included in this study. For the urination function evaluation, the intervention group had a higher recovered rate than the control group at the time point of T2 (p = 0.038). For the EMG results, the changes of flick-max and tonic-mean values from T0 to T2 were much higher in the intervention group comparing to the control group. Corresponding to the EMG results, digital palpation showed that intervention group had a much higher proportion of patients who had elevated PFM strength. Furthermore, the intervention group also had more significant PFDI-20 score improvements compared with control group.
conclusionsPostoperative ES plus biofeedback therapy could significantly improve urination function, PFM strength, and patient's reported QoL.
trial registrationClinical registration number: hiCTR2000032432.
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