Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in children with overactive bladder: comparison between sessions administered two and three times weekly

Maria Luiza Veiga ¹, Kaíse Oliveira ², Vanessa Batista ², Ananda Nacif ², Ana Aparecida Martinelli Braga ², Ubirajara Barroso Jr ³

• PMID: 33848070
• PMCID: PMC8321474
• DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.0372

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Abstract

Purpose: This study compares the results achieved following parasacral TENS administered using two different weekly schedules.

Materials and methods: Children of at least four years of age with a diagnosis of pure overactive bladder were included in this randomized clinical trial and treated with parasacral TENS (2 versus 3 sessions per week). All the participants also underwent standard urotherapy.

Results: Sixteen children were included in the twice-weekly group and eighteen in the three times weekly group. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups with respect to sex; however, there was a difference in age. There were no significant differences regarding complete resolution of urinary symptoms, with 8 children (50%) in the twice-weekly group and 11 children (61%) in the three times weekly group having their symptoms completely resolved (p=0.73). There was a significant difference in the DVSS score in both groups following TENS treatment compared to baseline (p=0.0001 for both groups), but not between groups. Evaluation of the bladder diary showed no difference between the groups before or after treatment.

Conclusion: For children with overactive bladder who are unable to undergo parasacral TENS treatment three times weekly, the method can be administered successfully at twice-weekly sessions.

Keywords: Child; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Urinary Bladder, Overactive.

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Conflict of interest statement

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Comment in

• Editorial Comment: Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in children with overactive bladder: comparison between sessions administered two and three times weekly.Silva JAF.Int Braz J Urol. 2021 Jul-Aug;47(4):794-795. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.0372.1.PMID: 33848071 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• RE: Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in children with overactive bladder: comparison between sessions administered two and three times weekly.Lopes JM, Marinho EMS, Nunes R.Int Braz J Urol. 2021 Sep-Oct;47(5):1074-1076. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2021.0341.PMID: 34260188 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• REPLY BY THE AUTHORS: RE: Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in children with overactive bladder: comparison between sessions administered two and three times weekly.Veiga ML, Oliveira K, Batista V, Nacif A, Braga AAM, Barroso U Jr.Int Braz J Urol. 2021 Sep-Oct;47(5):1077-1078. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2021.0341.1.PMID: 34260189 Free PMC article. No abstract available.