Acupuncture for Overactive Bladder in Adults

Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Overactive Bladder

Treatments: Other: Sham acupuncture; Other: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05158361

2019S443

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for treating overactive bladder in adults.

Full description

This randomized, controlled trial is aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in adults. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to acupuncture or sham acupuncture.

To minimize the evaluation bias, the outcome assessors and statisticians will be masked to treatment allocation besides participants.

Enrollment: 110 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Present symptoms of urinary frequency and urgency for more than 3 months.
• With a total score of more than 3 points on the overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) and a score of more than 2 points on question 3 of OABSS.

Exclusion criteria

• With other lower urinary tract disorders (e.g. urinary tract infection, bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic bladder, interstitial cystitis, etc.)
• With previous pelvic floor surgery or a post-void residual urine volume more than 100 mL.
• With neurological disease or psychiatric illness.
• Taking medications affecting lower urinary tract function.
• With contraindications to acupuncture.
• Pregnant women.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive acupuncture.

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture

Sham acupuncture

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive sham acupuncture.

Treatment:

Other: Sham acupuncture