Optimized Acupuncture Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Stress Urinary Incontinence
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Eligibility Criteria
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;
Sites / Locations
- Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Sacral acupoints group (Sacral group)
Abdominal acupoints group (Abdominal group)
Alternating acupoints group (Alternating group)
Participants will receive sacral acupoints combination treatment at bilaterally Huiyang(BL35) and Zhongliao(BL33) with prone position during the whole treatment course.
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.
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. )