Review Article

Physical and Rehabilitation Therapy for Overactive Bladder in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of enrolled studies.

AuthorsYearsTreatmentsSamplesOutcomes

Bellette2009PTNS
Placebo
21
16
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Bykoviene2018PFMT
PFMT + TTNS
Placebo
20
19
22
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Firinci2020BT
BT + BF
BT + ES
BT + BF + ES
17
16
17
16
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Hargreav2021Placebo
Acupuncture
13
16
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Jacomo2020TTNS
SNS
25
25
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Martin-Garcia2019PTNS
TTNS
12
12
Daytime micturition frequency

O’Reilly2008SNS
Placebo
33
30
Daytime micturition frequency

Scaldazza2017PFMT + ES
PTNS
30
30
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Sonmez2022BT
PTNS
TTNS
19
19
20
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Tezer2022BT
BT + MStim
36
35
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Yildiz2021BT
BT + ES
29
29
Daytime micturition frequency
Nocturia frequency

Zonić-Imamović2021TTNS
PTNS
30
30
Daytime micturition frequency
nocturia frequency

PTNS, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation; PFMT, pelvic floor muscle training; TTNS, transcutaneous stimulation of the tibial nerve; ES, electrical stimulation; BT, bladder training; BF, biofeedback; SNS, sacral nerve stimulation; and MStim, magnetic stimulation.