64
Participants
Start Date
January 17, 2024
Primary Completion Date
November 5, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 5, 2024
Pelvic floor exercises
"Patients will be informed about pelvic floor muscles functions and written material will be given for home training.~Exercise program will be planned as 1 set, 3 times per day. Each set will include 10 pelvic floor contractions. Patient will be instructed to squeeze their pelvic muscles and keep them contracted for 8 seconds. Due to fatigue and spasticity patients may experience, patients will set their own resting periods between contractions. Patients will be told to avoid contracting abdominal and gluteal muscles and avoid holding their breathe during the exercise.~Patients will be instructed to perform exercise as following:~1. Lie on your back. Take a deep breathe. Relax your abdominal muscles as you breathe out.~2. Focus on your pelvic floor muscles. Squeeze your muscles as you are trying to stop the flow of your urine and stay contracted for 8 seconds, then relax.~3. Repeat when you feel ready. You need to repeat this 10 times.~4. Repeat this exercise 3 times per day"
Transcutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation
Patients in TTSN group will receive posterior tibial nerve stimulation based on the protocol explained before.
Sham stimulation
Patients in sham stimulation group will receive sham stimulation based on the protocol explained before.
RECRUITING
Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul
Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
OTHER_GOV