Effect of Acupuncture Augmented With Pelvic Floor Exercises on Overactive Bladder

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Treatments: Device: Acupuncture; Other: pelvic floor exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06088394

P.T.REC/012/004593

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pelvic floor exercises augmented with acupuncture on overactive bladder

Full description

Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is a common complaint affecting 11.8% of the population. OAB is defined by the International Continence Society as "urinary urgency, usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency urinary incontinence, in the absence of urinary tract infection or other obvious pathology."Urinary frequency accompanies OAB in 20%-25% of cases, and nocturia is present in 70%-75% of cases. Around one in three people with OAB also experience urinary incontinence. . OAB can be further categorized into "OAB-dry" (urinary incontinence is absent) and "OAB-wet" (urinary incontinence is present). 2 OAB is a long-term condition that reduces quality of life, leading to anxiety and depression and a negative effect on self-esteem.

Pelvic floor exercises and acupuncture play an important role in overactive bladder.This trial has 2 groupes ,one will recieve pelvic floor exercises augmented with acupuncture ,the second will recive pelvic floor exercises only for 12weeks.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic OAB syndrome. Willingness to take part in the study protocol. Ability to complete outcome measures. Ability to give informed consent. Acupuncture not contra-indicated. Age:50-60 years. Vaginal delivery.

-Parity:2-3times. Body mass index <35kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

• • Evidence of other pathology that may be contributing to OAB symptoms i.e., urinary tract infection or a neurological condition.
• Smoking.
• Taking sedative and hypnotic drugs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

The patients will do pelvic floor exercises and acupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

The patients will perform pelvic floor exercises and acupuncture 3 times per week for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Device: Acupuncture

Other: pelvic floor exercises

The patient will do pelvic floor exercises

Experimental group

Description:

The patient will perform pelvic floor exercises 3 times per week for 12 weeks. pelvic floor muscles exercises involves repetitive contraction and relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles in an attempt to strengthen the muscles . Each training session involved three training rounds and each round lasted for five minutes. Women will be instructed to perform PFMC and rest with 10min break between each round. They will be instructed to perform two to three sets of PFE repetitions per day, with 8-10 PFMC lasting for 10 s each set. All women will be asked to document their practice of PFE in PFE diary to assess their compliance.

Treatment:

Other: pelvic floor exercises