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Effect of electroacupuncture on accelerating the recovery of urinary control after radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Effect of electroacupuncture on accelerating the recovery of urinary control after radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001477
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-26
Start date
2025-07-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy

Interventions

Electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture
Sham electroacupuncture group:Sham electroacupuncture

Sponsors

West China Hospital Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) patients with a pathological diagnosis of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy; 2) not receiving any disease-related treatment in the past 2 weeks; 3) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2; 4) signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) urge incontinence due to detrusor overactivity and bladder spasm and incontinence due to neurogenic urethral dysfunction; 2) transurethral ostomy urethral sphincter reconstruction or urethral sling for incontinence; 3) the patients have received acupuncture for urinary incontinence; 4) the patients have history of severe arrhythmia severe cardiac insufficiency acute myocarditis constrictive pericarditis pericardial tamponade severe valvular disease heart failure or other serious cardiac diseases; 5) complicated with severe cerebrovascular endocrine hematological and psychiatric diseases; 6) patients with severe infection or combined immune system diseases; 7) known coagulopathy (typical clinical diagnosis or clear laboratory results); 8) previous diagnosis of urethral stricture; 9) poor compliance and refusal to participate in the evaluation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Response time of urinary continence;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the time for a 30% reduction in urine leakage;the time for a 50% reduction in urine leakage;Patient's subjective efficacy evaluation(VAS);Urinary incontinence cessation time;International Consultation Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form;The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite 26-item version;One-hour urine pad test;Response rate of urinary continence;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLingyun Lu

West China Hospital Sichuan University

18583955132@163.com18583955132

Outcome results

None listed

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