Biofeedback Training for the Recovery of Urinary Continence After Prostatectomy: a Systematic Review

Nívea Adriano de Santana Santos, Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain, Carina Barbosa Bandeira, Ana Ofélia Portela Lima, Rosendo Freitas de Amorim, Davi Oliveira Bizerril and Flaviano da Silva Santos
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Nívea Adriano de Santana Santos: Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Brazil
Carina Barbosa Bandeira: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Brazil
Ana Ofélia Portela Lima: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Brazil
Rosendo Freitas de Amorim: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Brazil
Davi Oliveira Bizerril: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Flaviano da Silva Santos: Curso de Psicologia, Universidade de Fortaleza, (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

European Journal of Medicine and Natural Sciences, 2026, vol. 9, issue 2, 100-107

Abstract: Post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) has various forms of treatment to improve pelvic floor muscle function and biofeedback can accelerate the return to continence. We aimed to systematize scientific evidence on the use of biofeedback in the recovery of PPI. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the treatment of PPI through biofeedback with or without other techniques were selected from MedLine/PubMed, LILACS, Cochrane Library, SciELO, IBECS and PEDro databases using the descriptors prostatectomy AND urinary incontinence AND pelvic floor. Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and Jadad scale. In all, 61 articles were reviewed and nine which used biofeedback after prostatectomy were selected. In 55.5 percent (5/9) of the studies, biofeedback presented better results (recovery of continence) compared to other types of treatment or no intervention. Shorter time to recovery of continence was observed in three studies. Biofeedback appears to be an effective option for the recovery of continence after prostatectomy.

Keywords: Prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence; Pelvic floor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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