Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal
مجله علوم اعصاب پایه و بالینی
BCN
Medical Sciences
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir
137
journal137
2008-126X
2228-7442
10.32598/bcn
en
jalali
1396
12
1
gregorian
2018
3
1
0
Accepted Articles
online
1
fulltext
en
Efficacy of Percutaneous vs Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Overactive Bladder Syndrome, a Randomized Clinical Trial
Clinical Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience
Original
Original
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Introduction:</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> Overactive bladder (OAB), a symptom syndrome consisting of urgency, frequency and nocturia, is a common urologic disorder. Percutaneous posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) is a minimally invasive, well-tolerated and effective treatment of OAB. Recently, Transcutaneous posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS) with surface electrodes has been used, which is entirely non-invasive. The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the efficacy of these two methods of therapy.</span><br>
<b><span lang="EN-AU">Material & Methods:</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> In this randomized clinical trial, 44 patients with OAB were randomly assigned to one of two groups. In both groups (PTNS and TTNS), the therapeutic interventions were performed three times a week for four weeks</span><span lang="EN"> a total of 12 sessions. Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire (</span><span lang="EN-AU">I-QOL) and Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) </span><span lang="EN-AU">were evaluated before the intervention, one week and four weeks after completing the </span><span lang="EN">sessions</span><span lang="EN-AU">.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></span><br>
<b><span lang="EN-AU">Results:</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> Of the 44 patients, 41 females and three males, the mean age of the subjects was 51.95 in the PTNS group and 56.86 in the TTNS group (P-value: 0.9). In our study, patients' urinary symptoms and quality of life improved in both groups over time. There was no significant difference between the two interventions (P-value of 0.796 and 0.372, respectively).</span><br>
<b><span lang="EN-AU">Conclusion: </span></b><span lang="EN-AU">Both PTNS and TTNS effectively improved patients' symptoms of OAB and their quality of life. TTNS can be considered as effective as conventional PTNS and be used as a less invasive alternative for PTNS in OAB treatment. </span></span></span></span></div>
Overactive Bladder, Nerve stimulation
0
0
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4896-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Tannaz
Ahadi
ahadi.t@iums.ac.ir
13700319475328460043910
13700319475328460043910
Yes
Neuromusculoskeletal Research Centre, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ismaeel
Noori
drn94778@gmail.com
13700319475328460043911
13700319475328460043911
No
Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shayesteh
Khalifeh Soltani
shayesteh_khalifesoltani@yahoo.com
13700319475328460043912
13700319475328460043912
No
Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pouya
Ghaboosi
pghaboussi@gmail.com
13700319475328460043913
13700319475328460043913
No
Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gholam Reza
Raissi
raissi.gh@iums.ac.ir
13700319475328460043914
13700319475328460043914
No
Neuromusculoskeletal Research Centre, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.