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Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture for urinary retention in poststroke patients: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.
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Multicenter, Randomised Controlled Trial of Electroacupuncture Versus Sham Electroacupuncture for Urinary Retention of Poststroke Patients: a Study Protocol
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for treating urinary incontinence after stroke in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for chronic urinary retention following traumatic brain injury.Medicine · 2019Trial
- Bladder dysfunction following stroke: An updated review on diagnosis and management.Bladder (San Francisco, Calif.) · 2024Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThis study protocol evaluates the effectiveness of adjuvant electroacupuncture (EA) for urinary retention in poststroke patients undergoing conventional treatments, in comparison with that of a sham control. METHODS/
designA multicenter, blinded, randomized controlled trial will be conducted in three hospitals in the Republic of Korea. We are recruiting 54 stroke survivors (aged >19 years), who were diagnosed with urinary retention based on the results of two consecutive post-void residual (PVR) tests, and dividing them randomly into two arms: the EA and Park-sham control groups. They will receive ten sessions of EA or sham treatment for 2 weeks. The participants will be blinded with non-penetrating needles and fake sounds of EA stimulators. The daily PVR ratio will be primarily measured at baseline and at the end of the study to statistically test the effectiveness of EA for poststroke urinary retention. Then, the Korean version of the Qualiveen Questionnaire, the Korean version of the International Prostate Symptom Score, and the blinding index will be assessed. After each EA session or sham EA, adverse events will be reported to evaluate the safety of EA. Results will be analyzed by using the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U test, based on both intention-to-treat and per-protocol principles. DISCUSSION: The findings will provide clinical evidence for the effectiveness of EA treatment to improve urinary retention in stroke survivors.
trial registrationThis study protocol was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02472288) on 10 June 2015.
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