Stroke Circulatory System Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Conditions
Interventions
A total of 120 patients in the recovery stage of cerebral apoplexy will be recruited. All of the 120 patients are from the Acupuncture Department of Beijing Huguosi Chinese Medicine Hospital and the A
Sponsors
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stroke Patients diagnosed according to criteria of cerebral arterial thrombosis in Western medicine and the criteria of apoplexy in Chinese medicine 2. Inpatients who suffered a stroke in the previous 4-24 weeks 3. Male or female, aged 40-70 4. Fit the description for the syndrome of deficiency of kidney-yang or the syndrome of deficiency of qi 5. Urination disorders occuring after the stroke, and the patients' condition is stable 5.1. Patients that suffer from urinary incontinence; or 5.2. No urinary incontinence but with serious urgency of urination and increased urinary frequency 6. Patients with no disorder of consciousness, no barriers to communication 7. Patients with normal cognitive function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe primary diseases of the cardiovascular system, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, psychopathy or late stage tumor 2. Patients with chronic retention of urine, urinary incontinence, urgency of urination and high frequency of urination before the stroke 3. Patients suffering from chronic urinary infection 4. Patients suffering from serious anepia, difficulty communicating or severe cognitive disorder which may result in urination disorder 5. Female with stress incontinence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of incontinence and normal micturition episodes in 72 hours. Assessed by a micturition diary over 4 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Questionnaire of Overactive bladder (OAB) and incontinence at 4 weeks 2. Urinary incontinence grade score at 4 weeks 3. Quality of life assessment (Barthel Index) at 4 weeks | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed