Predictors of de Novo Urge Urinary Incontinence After Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate...
Prostatic HyperplasiaUrgency1 moreThe aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of de novo urge urinary incontinence after the photoselective vaporization of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia using the validated overactive bladder symptom score, and to determine the predictors of de novo urge urinary incontinence following the photoselective vaporization of the prostate.
Translation and Validation of MESA Questionnaire of Chinese Language Version
QuestionnaireMixed Urinary Incontinence1 moreThe study is to translate the Medical, Epidemiologic, and Social aspects of Aging (MESA) urinary incontinence questionnaire into a Chinese language version and test the reliability and validity among women with urgency-predominant mixed urinary incontinence. The hypothesis is that the Chinese language version of the MESA questionnaire will have adequate measurement properties (e.g. reliability and validity).
Ten Years Follow-up After Insertion of a MUS (Mid Urethral Sling) Due to Stress Urinary Incontinence...
Stress Urinary IncontinenceThe investigators intend to investigate the long-term complications and the subjective well-being among women who underwent insertion of a MUS due to stress urinary incontinence 2006-2010.
Urinary Incontinence and Endocrine Factors. A Part of Lolland-Falster Health Study (LOFUS).
Urinary IncontinenceDiabetes1 morePrevious studies have shown an increase in the prevalence of urgency and urgency incontinence in women with diabetes. Regarding the condition urinary stress incontinence, the literature is diverted. The purpose of the PhD project is investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and the association to diabetes and thyroid disease in a mainly rual population in Lolland and Falster. Further to investigate if there is any difference in the bladder function in incontinent women with and without diabetes. Psychometric validation of the questionnaire used to assess urinary incontinence was also performed.
The Effect of Methylphenidate on Primary Enuresis in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderEnuresisTo assess wether methylphenidate reduces the prevalence of primary nocturnal enuresis in children with attention deficit disorder
Pelvic Floor Displacement in Women With SUI and Healthy Women: An Ultrasound Study (Stress Urinary...
HealthyStress Urinary IncontinencePelvic floor main role is to maintain continence. pelvic floor malfunction could lead to urinary incontinence (UI). The known prevalence of UI among women is 25%-72%, in about 25%-50% it is Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), SUI prevalence changes with age and obstetric history. SUI is the complaint of involuntary leakage on activities which involves inter abdominal pressure rase, such as effort or exertion, or sneezing or coughing. pelvic floor movement is coordinated with the diaphragm, it moves caudally while inhaling and cranially while exhaling. it was shown that cranial sagittal displacement of the pelvic floor is correlated to pelvic floor normal and efficient function. in order to maintain continence while internal abdominal pressure rises the pelvic floor as to work in a precise trajectory, timing and force. observing the Urinary bladder by trans abdominal ultra sound (TAUS) was found as a valid and reliable way to estimate pelvic floor sagittal displacement and function.
The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Women and Men With Respiratory Diseases: a Questionnaire...
Chronic Respiratory DiseaseStudy the prevalence of the urinary incontinence among adults with respiratory diseases.
The Pelvic Floor Function and Sexual Life of the Women After Different Type of Hysterectomy
Quality of LifeUrinary Incontinence1 moreIn this prospective, comparative non-randomized multiple teaching hospitals study, the investigators try to determine the relationship of total hysterectomy and Taiwanese female pelvic floor and sexual function from the view of epidemiology and clinical survey. This is an important issue that related to female autonomy, health care resources and even national health policy. The study results will help to understand whether there is unnecessary part in the current hysterectomy procedures and its potential health hazard.
Sacral Neuromodulation and the Microbiome
Urgency Urinary IncontinenceSacral neuromodulation (SNM) which is approved as a treatment for men and women with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), urgency frequency syndrome, urinary retention and anal incontinence, is a procedure designed to deliver electrical pulses to the sacral nerves, thereby influencing the bladder, sphincters, and pelvic floor. Although the success rates of this treatment are quite high, the precise mechanism of action of SNM in subjects with UUI remains unclear. Moreover, there are little data regarding specific patient characteristics that may serve as "predictors" for SNM success. Recent studies suggest that the bacterial community that lives in the urinary tract plays a role in the development and continuation of urinary symptoms. It is proposed that the urinary microbiome may change in women before and after SNM implantation and this study aims to describe these changes. Investigators in this study also hope to determine if differences in the urinary microbiome exist in women with a positive response to SNM treatment (responders) compared to those without symptom improvement (non-responders). This hypothesis will be tested by collecting urine samples as well as questionnaire and medical data from subjects with UUI that are already planning on undergoing SNM as part of clinical care before and after their SNM treatment.
Case Control Study to Investigate the Use of Urethral Pressure Profile Measurement in Children
Dysfunctional VoidingStress Incontinence1 moreThe bladder has a muscle that acts like a tap called the sphincter. Just like a tap, when pee is stored the sphincter muscle is closed and during peeing the sphincter opens. Sometimes the sphincter tap does not work properly and can cause problems. If the sphincter is weak there can be urine leak (incontinence). If the sphincter is too strong bladder might not empty properly. Children who require investigation of their urinary problems are usually assessed with non-invasive tests. Sometimes investigation is with a more invasive test videourodynamics or video cystometrogram (VCMG; this test requires the insertion of catheters into the bladder and rectum. This test provides only indirect information about sphincter function. It would be helpful to have a more direct test of the sphincter. It will allow better targeted treatments of sphincter problems which are often therapeutically challenging. Urethral pressure profile is a test used in adults to assess the sphincter. Although it has been described in children normal values have not been described. The research project is to define urethral pressure profile values in children and young people with normal, weak and overactive sphincters. Urethral pressure profile measurement is invasive as it requires the insertion of a special catheter. It will therefore be performed at the time of other invasive procedures eg VCMG or urology surgery under general anaesthetic. The study will be conducted at single site, which is a children's hospital. The study will be an observational case controlled study with three arms: controls, those with overactive sphincters and those with underactive sphincters. The study is intended to run over three years.