Biofeedback therapy is an effective treatment for the management of patients with dyssynergic defecation and constipation, urinary incontinence (UI), and fecal incontinence (FI). It is labor-intensive, costly, requires multiple office or hospital visits, is not easily available to the vast majority of patients in the community, and is not covered by many insurance companies. The purpose of this study is to 1. Evaluate home biofeedback therapy for patients with either constipation and dyssynergic defecation or urinary leakage or stool leakage by assessing the efficacy and safety of a wireless anorectal biofeedback device, and a cellphone app-based and voice guided home biofeedback training system 2. To compare the efficacy and safety of home biofeedback therapy system with the standard of care, office biofeedback therapy 3. To assess the cost-effectiveness of home biofeedback therapy.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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The number of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) per week for patients with dyssynergic defecation
Timeframe: 6 weeks (short term)
The number of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBM) per week for patients with dyssynergic defecation
Timeframe: 12 weeks (long term)
the number of fecal incontinence (FI) episodes for the FI group
Timeframe: 6 weeks (short term)
the number of fecal incontinence (FI) episodes for the FI group
Timeframe: 12 weeks (long term)
the number of Urinary Incontinence (UI) episodes for UI group
Timeframe: 6 weeks (short term)
the number of Urinary Incontinence (UI) episodes for UI group
Timeframe: 12 weeks (long term)