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Study on clinical curative effect and central effect of acupuncture on female overactive bladder

Study on clinical curative effect and central effect of acupuncture on female overactive bladder

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000592
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-25
Start date
2025-03-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Overactive bladder disease

Interventions

Experimental group:Deep Acupuncture
Control group:Shallow Acupuncture

Sponsors

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic standards of OAB for traditional Chinese and Western medicine and the syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine is kidney qi deficiency syndrome; 2. 18 years old= age = 75 years old female; 3. The course of the disease = 3 months; 4.3 points=OABSS score=11 points; 5. There is no abnormality in urine routine examination; 6. No intellectual abnormalities able to understand the provisions of various scales and complete the assessment; 7. Agree to participate in this study and sign a written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined with serious heart liver kidney and other major diseases; or patients with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency; 2. Patients with a history of pelvic organ prolapse = second degree urinary surgery or pelvic floor surgery; 3. Patients with OAB symptoms in other diseases (such as bladder outlet obstruction maximum urinary flow rate < 10mL/s and patients with residual volume exceeding 100mL); 4. Patients with urinary system diseases (such as urinary stones urinary system tuberculosis etc.) malignant tumors and nervous system diseases; 5. Pregnant lactating women or patients who have a pregnancy plan in the past 1 month; 6. Drugs that may affect bladder function have been used 1 month before enrollment or behavioral therapy for OAB has been received 3 months before enrollment; 7. Patients with pacemakers; 8. Patients with blood diseases diabetes and mental illnesses; 9. There are ulcers abscesses skin infections at the acupuncture site etc.; Patients who are allergic to metals or have severe needle

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overactive Bladder Symptom Score OABSS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
OAB-q;Subjective efficacy evaluation of patients;The average number of 24-hour urinary incontinences;GAD-7;Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale;KHQ;Average frequency of urgent urination within 24 hours;Change in OABSS score;Percentage change in average 24-hour urination frequency;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYue-Lai Chen

Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

chenyuelai@163.com13020193726

Outcome results

None listed

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