Efficacy of parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in treatment of children with overactive bladder

Overactive bladder is one of the most common lower urinaq tract dysfunction in children. The purpose of thls study was to evaluate the efficacy of parasacral transcutaneous electrical neme stimulation in treatment of chldren with overactive bladder. Forty children with overactive bladder, aged from 5 to 10 years with mean 7.6±1.63, were assigned randomly into two groups of equal number: study group received 20 minutes parasacral transcutaneous electrical neme stimulation 3 times weekly for 2 months and control group received placebo parasacral tramcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with no cunent for the same time and number of sessions as in study group. The parents of the children in both groups were given advices in how to deal with their overactive bladder children. Amplitude per turn in mV of pelvic floor muscles and number of voids daily were assessed pre-treatment and 2 months post-treatment and visual analogue scale for complete improvement in symptoms was assessed only 2 months post-treatment in both groups. Results showed significant improvement in the 3 outcomes in study group (p<0.005) with non significant improvement in control group (p>0.005). It could be concluded that parasacral transcutaneous electrical neme stimulation is effective non-invasive treatment of children with overactive bladder.