Effect of Electroacupuncture at Different Acupoints on Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neurogenic Bladder

Treatments: Other: electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05262816

SAHoWMU-CR2021-15-103

Details and patient eligibility

About

Neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury can be divided into detrusor hyperreflexia and detrusor non reflexia. Acupuncture is recognized as a safe and effective treatment. The most commonly used acupoints are Guanyuan, Zhongji and Sanyinjiao. The purpose of this study is to clarify the therapeutic effects of different acupoints on different types of bladder. Main process: routine urodynamic examination was performed first, and then electroacupuncture was given to Guanyuan, Zhongji and Sanyinjiao points respectively, and urodynamic examination was performed again to observe the effect of Electroacupuncture on urodynamic parameters in real time.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients diagnosed with traumatic suprasacral SCI.
• the period of the spinal shock has passed.
• patients with voiding dysfunction after SCI.
• patients had stable condition, and suitable for treatment.
• agreed to engage in our study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with severe primary diseases such as heart, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, endocrine system and psychosis.
• dysuria caused by non spinal cord injury, such as prostatic hypertrophy, urethral obstruction, operation.
• Patients who have already taken cystostomy and sacral electrode implantation.
• Patients with urinary tract infection.
• Autonomic hyperreflexes were obvious.
• Unable to cooperate with the healer.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

sanyinjiao group

Experimental group

Description:

Perpendicular insertion about 0.8-1.2cun at bilateral sanyinjiao(SP6) acupoint.Then,bilateral SP6 were connected with Electronic Acupuncture Treatment Instrument (KWD-808-I,Yingdi, China). The frequency of the pulse was 20 Hz with a pulse duration of 200 us.Intensity of stimulus was depending on patient's tolerance.

Treatment:

Other: electroacupuncture

guanyuan group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Perpendicular insertion about 0.8-1.2cun at bilateral Guanyuan(CV4), Zhongji (CV3) acupoints.Then,the two acupoints were connected with Electronic Acupuncture Treatment Instrument (KWD-808-I,Yingdi, China). The frequency of the pulse was 20 Hz with a pulse duration of 200 us.Intensity of stimulus was depending on patient's tolerance.

Treatment:

Other: electroacupuncture