A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Female Adults with Overactive Bladder

Acupuncture for Overactive Bladder in Female Adult: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-TRC-14005243

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2014-09-17

Start date

2010-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

Overactive Bladder

Interventions

Experimental:4 weeks' pharmacological treatment of oral toltero

tolterodine:4 weeks' pharmacological treatment of oral toltero

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women aged over 18 years old who have urinary urgency and nocturia with or without urgency incontinence or frequency for at least 6 months were included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: included the following: urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis, polyuria, bladder tumor and underlying neurologic abnormalities (e.g., neuropathic bladder). Women who were taking medications for OAB or receiving acupuncture for any condition were excluded. Furthermore, women were also excluded if they were pregnant, recently gave birth (i.e., within 6 months preceding the referral), had previous prolapse or incontinence surgery, or not beginning sexual activities (due to ethics problems) were excluded from this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Urgency episodes/24hr;Urgency incontinence episodes/24hr;Day-time frequency/24hr;Voided volume (ml);Nocturia episode;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYuan Zhengyong/Tang Wei

yuan_mcchina@hotmail.com+86 13688354162

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026