Mobile Application and Bladder Training

Summary

The International Continence Society described overactive bladder as urine urgency, frequently accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency incontinence, when there is no evident pathology, such as a urinary tract infection. According to studies in the literature, women who have overactive bladders experience negative effects on their sexual satisfaction and quality of life. According to a study by Juliato et al. (2017), women with more severe urinary symptoms experienced higher degrees of arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and discomfort. According to Chuang et al. (2017) study, women's sexual pleasure and quality of life declined as urinary symptom intensity increased. It is believed that women's quality of life and levels of sexual satisfaction may be positively impacted by the training provided to lessen their symptoms, their follow-up, and their continuity. Additionally, it is anticipated that by encouraging better treatment compliance among women with OAB, hospital expenses will drop, which will benefit the national economy. In order to ascertain the impact of bladder training delivered via mobile application on quality of life and levels of sexual satisfaction in women with overactive bladder, this study was designed.

Between February 2023 and June 2024, this randomized controlled experimental design study will be conducted in the urogynecology clinic of a university hospital on Istanbul's Anatolian side. The sample size was determined via G-Power power analysis, and the groups were chosen using basic randomization. There will be 100 women studied, 50 in the study group (WG) and 50 in the control group (KG), all of whom have been diagnosed with overactive bladder. Through the smartphone application, WG women will receive bladder training, as well as follow-up care. Data will be gathered using the Quality of Life Scale, Sexual Satisfaction Scale, Mobile Application Usage Scales (only mobile application group), and Collection Form, Follow-Up Form. In the third and sixth months, new data will be collected on the Quality of Life Scale, Sexual Satisfaction Scale, and Mobile Application Usage Scales (just for the Mobile Application Group). There will be a data analysis.

Conditions

• Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Using mobile app

Women with OAB in this group will be informed about mobile application usage. The group using the mobile application will add the times they have consumed fluid and urine leakage to the bladder diary section of the mobile application. During the day, the application will remind participants to consume fluids and urinate. There will also be a question and answer section in the mobile application. Women will be able to direct their questions about OAB to the researcher. After the first meeting, the scales sent through the mobile application will be applied in the 3rd and 6th months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rüveyda ölmez yalazı, PhDc · Marmara University

• Nurdan Demirci, Prof · Marmara University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-07-01

Primary Completion

2024-08-30

Completion

2024-09-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations