A double-blind randomized controlled trial of electromagnetic stimulation of the pelvic floor vs sham therapy in the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1386-1390

  Gilling, Peter J ^a   Wilson, Liam C ^a   Westenberg, Andre M ^a   McAllister, William J ^b   Kennett, Katie M ^a   Frampton, Christopher M ^c   Bell, Deborah F ^a   Wrigley, Patricia M ^a   Fraundorfer, Mark R ^a  

^a TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Electromagnetic stimulation; Stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 66149105908     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08329.x     Document Type: Article

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