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The efficacy of electroacupuncture for the treatment of simple female stress urinary incontinence - comparison with pelvic floor muscle training: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Tongsheng Su, Jing Zhou, Zhishun Liu, Yuelai Chen, Wei Zhang, Haoran Chu, Qiong Luo, Jin Lu, Junming An, Baoyan Liu

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT01940432 naunknown statusnot on this map

The Efficacy of Electroacupuncture for Treatment of Simple Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Comparison With Pelvic Floor Muscle Training-a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorShaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineRan2014 to 2016Enrolled320ConditionsSimple Stress Urinary IncontinenceArmselectroacupuncture group, pelvic floor muscle training group
NCT05773716 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Combination Therapy With Electroacupuncture and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Stress Urinary Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorRenJi HospitalRan2023 to 2025Enrolled120ConditionsStress Urinary IncontinenceArmsPelvic floor muscle training, Electroacupuncture, Sham electroacupuncture
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Tongsheng SuShaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710003, China. chinasuts@126.com.
Jing ZhouShaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710003, China. 419045934@qq.com.
Zhishun LiuChina Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing, 100053, China. zhishunliu@yeah.net.
Yuelai ChenYueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China. chenyuelai@163.com.
Wei ZhangThe First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Hunan, 410208, China. 507395550@qq.com.
Haoran ChuAnhui Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Anhui, 230031, China. Chuhaoran62@163.com.
Qiong LuoShaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710003, China. lqzjk2012@163.com.
Jin LuNanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China. lujin64@hotmail.com.
Junming AnXi'an hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710003, China. an_71@163.com.
Baoyan LiuChina Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing, 100053, China. liuby@mail.cintcm.ac.cn.
Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNChina Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuang’anmen Hospital · CNNanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious research has shown that electroacupuncture therapy has a potential therapeutic effect for simple female stress urinary incontinence. In this study, pelvic floor muscle training, the first-line treatment for stress urinary incontinence in women based on meta-analysis of numerous randomized control trials and recommended by international clinical practice, is used as a control group to demonstrate whether electroacupuncture therapy is a better method for female stress urinary incontinence. METHODS/

designA randomized controlled trial has been designed to evaluate the therapeutic benefit of electroacupuncture for female stress urinary incontinence compared with pelvic floor muscle training. The safety of electroacupuncture and patient compliance will also be evaluated. Untoward reaction to the electroacupuncture, including a broken needle, fainting on acupuncture, or pain during acupuncture, will be recorded and the therapy will be stopped if an untoward reaction occurs. After we have received full ethical approval and patient consent, participants will be randomized to receive a series of 24 electroacupuncture or pelvic floor muscle training interventions. The frequency and amount of leakage will be measured as the primary outcome parameters. Secondary outcome parameters include the 1-hour pad test, the short-form of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire, patient subjective effectiveness evaluation, weekly usage of pad, and usage of specialty therapy for female stress urinary incontinence. DISCUSSION: This trial will help to determine whether electroacupuncture is a more effective treatment than pelvic floor muscle training for patients with female stress urinary incontinence.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01940432 (12 September 2013).

Indexed as

ElectroacupuncturePelvic FloorAdultAgedDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareQuality ControlUrinary Incontinence, Stress

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PMID25887231
PMCPMC4336724
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