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. 2019 Nov 12:14:1997-2005.
doi: 10.2147/CIA.S228222. eCollection 2019.

The Impact Of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training On Urinary Incontinence In Men After Radical Prostatectomy (RP) - A Systematic Review

Agnieszka Strączyńska  1 , Magdalena Weber-Rajek  1 , Katarzyna Strojek  1 , Zuzanna Piekorz  1 , Hanna Styczyńska  1 , Aleksander Goch  1 , Agnieszka Radzimińska  1
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The Impact Of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training On Urinary Incontinence In Men After Radical Prostatectomy (RP) - A Systematic Review

Agnieszka Strączyńska et al. Clin Interv Aging. .

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in the treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) in men after radical prostatectomy (RP).

Methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for studies published in years 2000-2019. We included randomized controlled trials in English which compare clinic-based vs home-based PFMT, preoperative and postoperative PFMT, supervised vs unsupervised PFMT, and PFMT alone vs no treatment at all.

Results: Eight articles were included in the final review. There was a total of 1078 patients aged 45-75 in all study groups. The study participants received radical retropubic prostatectomy or radical prostatectomy. Included studies assessed the following interventions: preoperative and postoperative PFMT, supervised vs home-based PFMT, unsupervised PFMT vs no treatment at all, and PFMT combined with resistance and flexibility exercises vs PFMT alone.

Conclusion: PFMT is an effective treatment for urinary incontinence in men after radical prostatectomy. PFMT improves not only physical parameters but also the quality of life of men after RP.

Keywords: pelvic floor muscle training; prostatectomy; urinary incontinence.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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