Electroacupuncture on Post-stroke Urinary Retention

Kyung Hee University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Urinary Retention; Stroke, Complication

Treatments: Device: Electroacupuncture (EA); Device: Sham electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02472288

2015008

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant electroacupuncture therapy for the post-stroke patients with urinary retention under conventional treatments, compared with sham electroacupuncture.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male or female aged over 19
• Patients diagnosed with stroke (cerebral hemorrhage or infarction) based on the CT or MRI examination
• Those whose onset is within 2 years
• Those who have urinary retention after stroke onset (every PVR result is equal or more than 100ml on the 2 consecutive tests)
• Those who signed on the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have any bleeding disorders based on medical history hearing
• Patients who have ever had any medical procedures or surgeries for peripheral vascular diseases based on medical history hearing
• Patients who have any psychiatry disorders based on medical history hearing
• Patients who have any severe diseases in lower urinary tract symptom based on medical history hearing
• Patients who have any acute or chronic infectious diseases in lower urinary tract symptom based on medical history hearing
• Acute stage stroke patients (onset within 1 week) whose Glasgow Coma Scale ≤ 8
• Patients who have fear about acupuncture
• Patients who have changed medications for urinary retention or relevant symptoms, such as urinary incontinence drugs or diuretics, within 3 days
• Female who diagnosed with pregnancy by urinalysis
• Those who primary or sub investigators judge not to be suitable for the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Electroacupuncture (EA) group

Experimental group

Description:

1. Electroacupuncture therapy (10 sessions in total, 5 per a week, 2 weeks) 2. BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL34 (total 8 acupoints, bilateral) 3. 20 minutes duration, middle frequency (30 Hz) of electrical stimulation 4. conventional treatments permitted

Treatment:

Device: Electroacupuncture (EA)

Sham group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

1. Non-penetrating Park sham electroacupuncture treatment (10 sessions in total, 5 per a week, 2 weeks) 2. BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL34 (total 8 acupoints on the right and left sides) 3. 20 minutes duration, undelivered electrostimulation of middle frequency (30 Hz) 4. conventional treatments permitted

Treatment:

Device: Sham electroacupuncture