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Efficacy of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
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- The efficacy and safety of common non-drug interventions on stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes of pelvic floor muscle training, electrical stimulation, and magnetic stimulation in women with postpartum stress urinary incontinence: a retrospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Acupuncture Therapies for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundStress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most common form of urinary incontinence, is a condition that affects many women. It is characterized by involuntary urine leakage during activities that increase abdominal pressure, such as sneezing, coughing, or physical exertion, according to the International Continence Society. SUI affects patients' quality of life and causes depression and emotional disorders, which negatively influences physical and mental health. The participants in the studies in this review comprised women with mild to moderate SUI, because there are more female patients than male patients, and most patients with severe SUI are treated surgically. Moreover, after retrieval, there were no systematic reviews or network meta-analyses (NMAs) of conservative treatments, such as electroacupuncture (EA), in women with mild to moderate SUI.
objectiveThis study aims to investigate the efficacy of electroacupuncture among women with mild to moderate SUI using an NMA.
methodsRandomized clinical trials related to conservative treatments for SUI will be searched in 5 English and 3 Chinese literature databases: EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, and the Chinese BioMedical Literature Database. The search period for these 8 electronic databases will be from 2002 to 2022. The PROSPERO database and the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (INPLASY) database will also be searched. Two reviewers will independently complete the research selection. After screening the studies, 2 other researchers will extract the data, and the quality of the included studies will be evaluated according to the quality standards specified in the Cochrane Collaboration Tool (version 2). The primary outcomes will be the change in urine leakage determined by a 1-hour pad test and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF) scores at baseline and at the conclusion of the follow-up. The secondary outcomes will be 72-hour incontinence episodes, residual bladder volume, effective rate, urodynamic indexes, and other reported measurements. Stata (version 14.0; StataCorp) and Review Manager (RevMan version 5.3; Cochrane) will be implemented for data synthesis and meta-analysis.
resultsThe results are not yet accessible because this is a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. The protocol was registered on INPLASY on February 22, 2023. By April 6, 2023, we had completed the literature search of the 8 databases and completed the selection and data extraction of the articles.
conclusionsThe results of this systematic review will demonstrate the efficacy of EA among women with mild to moderate SUI. The results will provide evidence for clinicians and guideline makers to choose suitable treatments for SUI.
trial registrationInternational Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (INPLASY) 202320098; https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2023-2-0098/. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/55870.
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