Projects
Urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy: longitudinal evolution and the effect of intensive treatment for erectile dysfunction minimum one year after surgery. KU Leuven
Non-invasive technology in the care of urinary incontinent institutionalized demented eldery HOGENT
Unraveling influencing factors for incontinence and training in children with cerebral palsy - Improving patient selection by means of patient-based and MRI research Ghent University
BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is the most frequently observed lower urinary tract symptom in children with cerebral palsy (CP) (Samijn et al., 2016). Being completely or more continent could positively influence the quality of life and health status of the child and the social environment. Non-invasive training is thought to be an effective treatment option, but success rate is lower and changes occur more slowly in time in children with CP ...
Closing the gap between the brain and the bladder: towards a better understanding of urinary urgency. KU Leuven
Urinary urgency (with or without incontinence), which is a sudden compelling desire to void that cannot be defered, occurs in up to 14% of the adult population and has a significant impact on the quality of life because of it's unpredictability. Current medical treatment with anticholinergics is disappointing since 80% stops the treatment within 1 year because of inefficacy. Second line treatment with B3-receptor agonists such as mirabegron ...
Innovative therapies for pelvic floor dysfunction KU Leuven
Current clinical practice forces us to think and explore new treatment options for both urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. This project will focus on: 1. The implementation of novel treatment options for pelvic floor dysfunction: vaginal laser treatment for prolapse and urinary incontinence and the cesa-vasa surgical technique for both prolapse and urinary incontinence) 2. Optimization of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (current ...
New avenues in the management of pelvic floor disorders: experimental secondary prevention and medium term outcomes of abdominal mesh surgery KU Leuven
Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) include pelvic organ prolapse (POP), urinary (UI) & fecal incontinence (FI), sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. Twelve years after first vaginal delivery around 23% of women leak urine at least once a week, and around 24% of women have stage 2+ POP1 The prevalence of FI in women increases with age, from 6% in women < 40 years rising to 15% in older women. Up to 50% of the patients with FI also report UI.2 ...
A cell based preventive strategy for birth induced pelvic floor disorders. KU Leuven
Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) affect nearly one third of pre-menopausal and nearly half of postmenopausal women. PFD include pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence and may be perceived as severe as stroke or dementia. The most important risk factor is vaginal birth. It causes direct trauma to the pelvic floor nerves and its supportive connective tissues and muscles. In most women, damage remains initially hidden, but surfaces ...
The role of thermoTRPs in the normal and the overactive bladder. KU Leuven
The lower urinary tract consists out of the bladder and the urethra and acts as a dynamic reservoir that can store urine and expel it at a socially convenient time. The overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) affects an estimated 12% of the adult Western population and has urgency to urinate as key symptom, although OAB patients also complain of urgency incontinence, an increased daytime micturition frequency and nocturia. During urodynamic ...
Modern technologies in the assessment and treatment of pelvic organ prolapse - experimental and clinical studies KU Leuven
In this project, we aim to use modern assessment techniques to study certain risk factors related to the development of pelvic floor prolapse in a clinical setting as well as in an experimental model. Pelvic floor prolapse is a bothersome condition when the vaginal wall or the uterus protrudes through the vaginal opening. It affects mainly women who were at least once pregnant and delivered vaginally. The project includes clinical part during ...