Optimized Acupuncture Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-04

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) mainly refers to the involuntary leakage of urine when abdominal pressure increases, such as sneezing, coughing, laughing or exercise. According to epidemiological studies, the global median prevalence of female urinary incontinence is 27.6% (4.8%-58.4%), of which SUI accounts for more than 50%. Previous study have demonstrated that acupuncture intervention can reduce the urine leakage in pad test, decrease the ICIQ-SF score, so as to help the patients alleviate the symptoms and improve their quality of life. This multicenter randomized controlled trial set 3 groups. Patients will receive 3 different applications of acupoint combinations so that the optimization of acupuncture treatment of female SUI will be find.

Conditions

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Stress Urinary Incontinence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Sacral acupoints group (Sacral group)

Participants will receive sacral acupoints combination treatment at bilaterally Huiyang(BL35) and Zhongliao(BL33) with prone position during the whole treatment course.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sacral acupoints acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

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 group (Abdominal group)

Participants will receive abdominal acupoints combination treatment at unilateral Zhongji(RN3), Guanyuan(RN4) and bilaterally Dahe(KI12) with dorsal position during the whole treatment course.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Abdominal acupoints acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

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 group (Alternating group)

Participants will receive treatment of sacral acupoints combination and abdominal acupoints combination alternately. (For example, A for the first time, B for the second time, A for the third time, and so on. )

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alternating acupoints acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

Interventions

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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) .

Intervention Type DEVICE

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).

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with mild to moderate SUI mentioned in the diagnostic criteria above;
* Aged 40～75 years;
* Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Other types of urinary incontinence (urgent, overflow or mixed).
* History of urinary incontinence surgery or pelvic floor surgery;
* Pelvic organ prolapse ≥ stage II;
* Symptomatic urinary tract infection;
* Residual urine volume \> 30 mL;
* Maximum urinary flow rate \< 20ml/s.
* Limitation of movement (walk and/or run and/or climb stairs);
* Patients who have been using drugs that may affect bladder function or receiving SUI specialized treatment;
* Severe cardiovascular, cerebral, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system disease, mental disorders, diabetes, multiple system atrophy, cauda equina neuropathy and spinal cord disease;
* Pregnancy or lactation period.
* With cardiac pacemaker, acupuncture phobia or metal allergies;

Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No