Status:
UNKNOWN
PTNS as a Treatment for Tenesmus
Lead Sponsor:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main research question is to see if Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) can improve the symptom of tenesmus in patients with pelvic floor disorders. This includes those who have rectal ca...
Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to discover if PTNS can be used to reduce the symptoms in those patients with tenesmus due to their pelvic floor disorders. These pelvic floor disorders include rectal cancer i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients that have tenesmus who are post-rectal cancer treatment and have Anterior Resection Syndrome.
- Patients that have tenesmus who have a rectal cancer.
- Patients that have tenesmus due to a gynaecological condition.
Exclusion
- Anyone under the age of 18.
- Anyone with a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator.
- Anyone who is prone to excessive bleeding.
- Anyone who is pregnant or is planning on becoming pregnant throughout their time in the trial.
- Anyone with diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease or peripheral neuropathy.
- Inability to provide consent for the research study.
- Anatomical limitations that would prevent successful placement of needle electrode.
- Present evidence of external full thickness rectal prolapse.
- Stoma in situ.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02270190
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
October 21 2014
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Department of General Surgery
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S10 2JF