Pelvic floor muscle training and adjunctive therapies for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review

Table 6 Outcomes of studies of PFMT and ES with percentage cure, cure/improvement and positive and statistically significant outcomes

PFMT+ES studies	Treatment time	N (subjects)	N (% lost to follow-up)	% cure	% cure/improved	N (%) positive & statistically significant outcomes
Turkan (2005)	5 weeks	17	0 (0)	Total: 38 (1) a: 88; b: 1; c: 0	NR	4 (100)
Chen (1999)	3 months intensive, 21 m home training	72	0 (0)	7 (2)	61 (2)	NR
Bidmead (2004)	14 weeks	97	NR	NR	NR	3 (100)

NR = not reported; (1) = self-rated assessment of incontinence; (2) = other type of pad test; Turkan: % subjects cured in groups a,b,c stratified by baseline severity of incontinence based on 1 hour pad test a: mild incontinence: 0–2 g; b: moderate incontinence: >2–10 g; c: severe: >10 g

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