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. 2023 Jun 13;11(12):1730.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11121730.

Flat Magnetic Stimulation for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A 3-Month Follow-Up Study

Marta Barba  1 , Alice Cola  1 , Giorgia Rezzan  1 , Clarissa Costa  1 , Tomaso Melocchi  1 , Desirèe De Vicari  1 , Stefano Terzoni  2 , Matteo Frigerio  1 , Serena Maruccia  2
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Flat Magnetic Stimulation for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A 3-Month Follow-Up Study

Marta Barba et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: flat magnetic stimulation is based on a stimulation produced by electromagnetic fields with a homogenous profile. Patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) can take advantage of this treatment. We aimed to evaluate medium-term subjective, objective, and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with stress urinary incontinence to evaluate possible maintenance schedules.

Methods: a prospective evaluation through the administration of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ7), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was performed at three different time points: at the baseline (T0), at the end of treatment (T1), and at 3-month follow-up (T2). The stress test and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement questionnaire (PGI-I) defined objective and subjective outcomes, respectively.

Results: 25 consecutive patients were enrolled. A statistically significant reduction in the IIQ7 and ICIQ-SF scores was noticed at T1 returned to levels comparable to the baseline at T2. However, objective improvement remained significant even at a 3-month follow-up. Moreover, the PGI-I scores at T1 and T2 were comparable, demonstrating stable subjective satisfaction.

Conclusion: despite a certain persistence of the objective and subjective continence improvement, the urinary-related quality of life decreases and returns to baseline values three months after the end of flat magnetic stimulation. These findings indicate that a further cycle of treatment is probably indicated after 3 months since benefits are only partially maintained after this timespan.

Keywords: magnetic stimulation; pelvic floor disorders; quality of life; stress urinary incontinence.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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