Optimized Acupuncture Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Condition(s) studied
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Sacral acupoints acupuncture: Before treatment, the participants will be asked to go to the toilet. All treatments will be performed after skin disinfection. As acupuncture needles are inserted, all points will be lifted, twisted, and stabbed to activate the sensation of de qi. The electroacupuncture stimulation lasted for 30 minutes with a continuous wave of 50 Hz and a current intensity of 1 to 5 mA (preferably with the skin around the acupoints shivering mildly without pain). Participants will receive three treatments per week (every other day), each lasting 30 minutes, for a total of 18 sessions over the course of 6 weeks. The follow-up sessions are on week 18, 30, 42 and 54. In this group, paired electrodes from the electroacupuncture apparatus were attached transversely to the needle handles at bilateral Huiyang(BL35) and Zhongliao(BL33) .
Abdominal acupoints acupuncture: Before treatment, the participants will be asked to go to the toilet. All treatments will be performed after skin disinfection. As acupuncture needles are inserted, all points will be lifted, twisted, and stabbed to activate the sensation of de qi. The electroacupuncture stimulation lasted for 30 minutes with a continuous wave of 50 Hz and a current intensity of 1 to 5 mA (preferably with the skin around the acupoints shivering mildly without pain). Participants will receive three treatments per week (every other day), each lasting 30 minutes, for a total of 18 sessions over the course of 6 weeks. The follow-up sessions are on week 18, 30, 42 and 54. In this group, paired electrodes from the electroacupuncture apparatus were attached to the needle handles respectively at Zhongji(RN3) and one side of Dahe(KI12), as well as Guanyuan(RN4) and another side of Dahe(KI12).
Alternating acupoints acupuncture: Before treatment, the participants will be asked to go to the toilet. All treatments will be performed after skin disinfection. As acupuncture needles are inserted, all points will be lifted, twisted, and stabbed to activate the sensation of de qi. The electroacupuncture stimulation lasted for 30 minutes with a continuous wave of 50 Hz and a current intensity of 1 to 5 mA (preferably with the skin around the acupoints shivering mildly without pain). Participants will receive three treatments per week (every other day), each lasting 30 minutes, for a total of 18 sessions over the course of 6 weeks. The follow-up sessions are on week 18, 30, 42 and 54. The application of electroacupuncture is the same as Sacral group and Abdominal group.
Study summary
This multicenter randomized controlled trial is designed to explore a relatively suitable application of acupoint combinations and to provide certain clinical evidence for the optimization of acupuncture treatment of female SUI.
Eligibility
Primary outcome measure(s)
- The change of urine leakage measured by the 1-hour pad test — Week 6
Quantity of fluid loss will be measured by 1-hour pad test, compared with the baseline (week 0).
Trial sites (1)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Shanghai | China | Recruiting |
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