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The Role of Secondary Conservative Management Strategies in Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and
Adree Khondker1, Ihtisham Ahmad2, Zwetlana Rajesh2
1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Objective:
We sought to determine the effect of secondary management strategies in addition to urotherapy on bowel bladder dysfunction outcomes.
Study Design:
The review protocol was prospectively registered (CRD42023422168). MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and Scopus (database initiation until June 2023) were searched. Comparative studies of secondary management strategies vs conventional urotherapy alone were included. Two authors independently screened titles, abstracts, and reviewed full-text articles. Two authors extracted data related to study characteristics, methodology, subjects, and results.
Results:
In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies and 1228 children, secondary management strategies (home-based education, biofeedback, and physical therapy) were associated with reduced symptom burden, fewer recurrent urinary tract infections, and improved uroflowmetry findings than children treated solely with urotherapy for conservative management.
Conclusions:
Although there is significant reporting heterogeneity, secondary conservative management strategies such as home education, biofeedback or cognitive behavioral therapy, and physiotherapy-based education are associated with less urinary incontinence, fewer infections, and fewer abnormal uroflowmetry findings.
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