urinary incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:acupuncture, 30 minutes per visit 6 visits once a week versus pelvic floor exercise (pelvic floor muscle contraction) 10 contractions per set, 10 seconds per contraction, 3 sets per day
Sponsors
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All women presented to the Urogynaecology clinic for urinary incontinence; and who are diagnosed kidney asthenia after the assessment by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include women in pregnancy or plan to be pregnant within the study period, allergy to metal, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, history of pelvic floor injury, pelvic radiation or who currently have pelvic organ prolapse that may affect the urinary incontinence symptoms, mental incapacity that would preclude completion of the questionnaire, diagnosis other than kidney asthenia by a registered Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and those who refuse to join.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective outcome of the urinary incontinence at 12 week;Subjective outcome of the urinary incontinence at 24 week; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| UDI-6 and IIQ-7 scores;VAS score;Mean number of incontinence episodes over 24 hours;Severity of incontinence episodes;Complications of acupuncture;Compliance of pelvic floor exercise;Need for medical treatment or surgical treatment for urinary incontinence; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChan Symphorosa Shing Chee
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed