Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Urinary Incontinence

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for urinary incontinence.
Reviewed September 2009

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Title:   Minimally invasive synthetic suburethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stress urinary incontinence (involuntary leakage of urine on effort, or exertion, or on sneezing or coughing or laughing) is the commonest form of incontinence in women and reduces their quality of life. One in three women over the age of 18 years will ...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Sacral neuromodulation with implanted devices for urinary storage and voiding dysfunction in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many people have urinary problems that are difficult to control by non-surgical means. Most surgical treatments are for people with stress incontinence only. Implants that provide continuous electrical stimulation to the nerves that control the bladder ...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Open retropubic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stress urinary incontinence is losing urine when coughing, laughing, sneezing or exercising. It can be caused by changes to muscles and ligaments holding up the bladder. Muscle-strengthening exercises can help, and there are surgical techniques to impro...
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Bladder neck needle suspension for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stress urinary incontinence is loss of urine when coughing, laughing, sneezing or exercising. Damage to muscles that hold up the bladder may cause it. About a third of adult women may have urine leakage, and about a third of these may have problems bad ...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Anticholinergics for urinary symptoms in multiple sclerosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary symptoms are very common in people with multiple sclerosis, reflecting the high prevalence of damage to the spinal cord from MS. Symptoms may change with time due to either progression or MS relapses. Common symptoms include frequency, urgency a...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Treatment of urinary incontinence after stroke in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is a common consequence of stroke and has many causes. In early stroke rehabilitation, structured assessment and management of care shows promise in reducing the number of people with urinary incontinence. In the later phases of str...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is a common and often debilitating problem for many women. Around a third of women of child-bearing age are incontinent during physical exertion or when they cough, laugh or sneeze. When such 'stress' incontinence persists despite n...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Habit retraining for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence (inability to control the release of urine) is common in older people, especially those with physical or cognitive impairment. There is a variety of ways of curing or improving incontinence. Habit retraining involves identifying an ...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Periurethral injection therapy for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stress incontinence is losing urine when coughing, laughing, sneezing or exercising. Usually, muscles and tissue form a cushion supporting the pressure balance around the bladder. If they do not, artificial cushioning can be created by injecting bulking...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Catheter policies for management of long term voiding problems in adults with neurogenic bladder disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with nerve damage affecting the bladder may have incontinence (leakage of urine) or an inability to empty the bladder (voiding problem). This may cause infections or damage to the kidneys. Treatments include a permanent urinary catheter, using a ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Timed voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review examined the use of a fixed interval of voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults. This approach to urinary incontinence is thought to be common in aged care homes for people who require assistance from other people for to...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Adrenergic drugs for urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine, and when caused by coughing or exercising it is called stress incontinence. It may be caused by damage to muscles either holding up the bladder or holding the bladder neck closed. Adrenergic agonist drugs ma...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Anterior vaginal repair for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is the inability to prevent urine leakage. Stress urinary incontinence is loss of urine when a person coughs or exercises. Damage to the muscles that hold up the bladder, and injuries to the nerves during childbirth, may be causes. ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The prostate is a male sex gland that surrounds the outlet of the bladder. Two main diseases of the prostate (cancer of the prostate, or benign prostatic enlargement) can be treated by surgery but some men suffer leakage of urine (urinary incontinence) ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Urodynamic investigations for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination (passing water). It can be caused by a number of problems. Urodynamic tests try to measure nerve and muscle function, pressures around and in the bladder, flow rates and other factors which migh...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is involuntary loss of urine. The common types are stress and urge incontinence. Mechanical devices within the urethra or vagina can be used with the intention of controlling the leakage. The review of trials found that using mechan...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Bladder training for urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is the inability to control the leakage of urine and is a common and distressing problem. Urge incontinence is leakage of urine when a person is unable to control the strong desire to pass urine (void). Stress incontinence is the le...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Prompted voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is very common amongst elderly long-term residents of nursing homes or hospitals. Prompted voiding is a behavioural therapy used mainly in North American nursing homes. It aims to improve bladder control for people with or without d...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Traditional suburethral sling operations for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stress urinary incontinence is loss of urine when coughing, laughing, sneezing or exercising. Damage to the muscles that hold up the bladder, and injuries to the nerves during childbirth, may be causes. Traditional sling operations are used to treat wom...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Oestrogens for urinary incontinence in women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine when coughing or exercising (stress incontinence) or after a strong uncontrollable urge to urinate (urge incontinence). In women, oestrogen levels which are too low may contribute to urinary incontinence. The...
Date:   Feb 2003
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