Pressure-Mediated Biofeedback Enhances Pelvic Floor Training for Stress Urinary Incontinence, finds study
China: A new randomized clinical trial has shown that combining pressure-mediated biofeedback (BF) with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is more effective in treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI) than PFMT alone.
The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, support using pressure-mediated biofeedback devices to enhance treatment outcomes for patients with stress urinary incontinence.
Stress urinary incontinence, a common condition in which patients experience involuntary leakage of urine during physical activity or stress, often results from weakened pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscle training has long been the standard conservative treatment for SUI, focusing on strengthening the muscles to improve bladder control. However, there is a need for more evidence on whether adjunctive methods would provide additional benefits.
Against the above background, Xiuqi Wang, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China, and colleagues aimed to compare the effectiveness of PFMT with and without the use of a home-based pressure-mediated biofeedback device.
For this purpose, the researchers conducted a multicenter, assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial in five obstetric clinics in China. Eligible women with new-onset postpartum SUI were enrolled between March 28, 2022, and October 13, 2023. Participants received three months of supervised pelvic floor muscle training and were randomized to either the intervention group (PFMT with a home-based pressure-mediated biofeedback device) or the control group (home-based PFMT).
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