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Preliminary Outcome Of Tecar On Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Strength And Sexual Satisfaction In Women With Vaginal Relaxation Syndrome
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
Forty women aged 50-60 years with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 to 30 kg/m2, who complain of stress urinary incontinence and vaginal laxity, will be separated randomly into two equivalent groups. In group (A) 20 women will receive TECAR therapy for 15 min and pelvic floor exercise for 20 min, while in group (B), 20 females will receive sham treatment for 15 min and pelvic floor exercise for 20 min twice per week for 8 weeks. Both groups wil be assessed using a perineometer as an assessment tool for pelvic floor muscle strength muscles and the Visual Analog Scale, ICIQ-UI short form questionnaire about the frequency of urinary incontinence symptoms, Millheiser Sexual Satisfaction Scale, and the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female (SQOL-F) to assess sexual satisfaction by each patient before, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks of treatment
Official title: Preliminary Outcome Of Tecar Therapy Effect On Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Strength And Sexual Satisfaction In Women Complaining Of Vaginal Relaxation Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
50 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-01-15
Completion Date
2025-04-01
Last Updated
2025-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
TECAR device: MCRR. The sign producer is an INDIBA® 448 kHz RF device that has a vaginal/ or rectum electrode (made in Barcelona, Spain)
TECAR (Transfer Electrical, Capacitive, and Resistive) is originally used in Italy. TECAR therapy is a radiofrequency (RF) therapy, which produces high-frequency waves. RF can be capacitive or resistive The capacitive mode (CET) generates energy in electrolyte-rich soft tissues such as muscles and vascular or lymphatic tissues . The resistive mode (RET) directs energy to deeper tissues that contain more fat and fibers (such as bones, ligaments, and tendons;
pelvic floor exercises
pelvic floor exercise will be performed with the perineometer twice a week for eight weeks (16 sessions), with five sets of 20 repetitions each
Sham device
sham treatment by Tecar device for 15 min without producing any waves.