Acs-Tens Treatment for Faecal Incontinence: a RCT With Sham-controls

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years or above * Acupuncture naïve patients * Faecal incontinence with solid or liquid stool causing disruption of lifestyle * Psychological stability and suitability as determined by the investigator * Failed conservative or surgical treatment * Intact peripheral neurosensory nervous system as determined by clinical investigation * Able to read and write Exclusion Criteria: * Major internal and/or external sphincter defect (\>120 degrees of sphincter circumference) * Faecal impaction * Presence of full thickness rectal prolapse * Patients who have contact allergies to adhesive pads * Implanted pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiopathy * Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant * Neurogenic or congenital disorders resulting in faecal incontinence (e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, uncontrolled diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Spina Bifida) * Inflammatory bowel disease * Chronic diarrhoea uncontrolled by medication or diet * Previous rectal surgery (rectopexy or rectal resection)