Trial reportInternational journal of women's health2024
Thread Embedding Acupuncture in Postmenopausal Women with Overactive Bladder: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Before-After Study.
Trial report in International journal of women's health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A bibliometric analysis of acupuncture applied to primary osteoporosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Thread-Embedding versus Manual Acupuncture for Overactive Bladder in Postmenopausal Women: Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Overactive bladder is a major public health concern that negatively impacts a patient's quality of life, and it is highly prevalent in menopausal women. Acupuncture has been suggested as a viable therapeutic approach. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of thread-embedding acupuncture in postmenopausal women with overactive bladder. Methods: This was a single-centre, single-arm, open-label study conducted on 20 postmenopausal women with overactive bladder. Participants received thread-embedding acupuncture treatment once a week for 8 weeks. Patients were evaluated using a bladder diary, overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), and King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) at three time points: baseline, end of treatment (week 8), and 4 weeks after treatment completion (week 12). Results: Nineteen participants completed the study. Average daily micturition frequency decreased significantly after thread-embedding acupuncture treatment (week 8: -2.55 ± 0.37, Conclusion: Considering that thread-embedding acupuncture was shown to improve daily quality of life by reducing daytime and nighttime episodes, this pilot study suggests that thread-embedding acupuncture is a feasible alternative for treating overactive bladder.
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