Status:
UNKNOWN
ELECtric Tibial Nerve Stimulation to Reduce Incontinence in Care Homes
Lead Sponsor:
Glasgow Caledonian University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Conditions:
Urinary Incontinence
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine whether a programme of transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (TPTNS) is a clinically effective treatment for urinary incontinence (UI) in care home residents a...
Detailed Description
Urinary incontinence is a distressing and embarrassing condition that occurs in around 70% older people who live in nursing or residential care homes. It is common in those who have dementia as well a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Care home residents:
- with self or staff reported UI of more than once/week
- who use the toilet or toilet aid for bladder evacuation with or without assistance
- who wear absorbent pads to contain UI.
Exclusion
- Care home residents:
- with an indwelling urinary catheter
- residents with UTI
- residents with PVRU volume more than 300ml
- residents with a cardiac pacemaker
- residents with treated epilepsy
- residents with bilateral leg ulcers
- residents with pelvic cancer
- residents on the palliative care register
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 29 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
408 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03248362
Start Date
January 29 2018
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
January 10 2020
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Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, United Kingdom, G4 0BA