title: Long-term results of a clinical trial comparing isolated vaginal stimulation with combined treatment for women with stress incontinence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the efficacy of stress urinary incontinence treatments adding pelvic floor muscle training to vaginal electrical stimulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight women with stress urinary incontinence were randomized into 2 groups: 24 underwent isolated vaginal electrical stimulation, and 24 vaginal electrical stimulation plus pelvic floor muscle training. History, physical examination, voiding diary, perineum strength test, and urodynamic study were assessed. Comparisons were made for adherence to treatment, muscle strength improvement, urinary symptoms, and degree of satisfaction immediately, 12 and 96 months after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients' degree of satisfaction on vaginal electrical stimulation, and on vaginal electrical stimulation plus pelvic floor muscle training immediately, 12 and 96 months post treatment, were, respectively: 88.2% versus 88.9% 64.7% versus 61.1% and 42.9% versus 28.6% (p>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vaginal electrical stimulation associated to pelvic floor muscle training did not show better results than vaginal electrical stimulation alone.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cláudia Bicudo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafaela Rosalba de
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Oliveira
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leandro Luongo de
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos Lima
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pompeo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bezerra
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000503:physiopathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*