Efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: A systematic review meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To conduct a meta-analysis of the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture combined with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) vs PFMT for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods

Four English databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library) and 4 Chinese databases (the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang DATA, the Chongqing VIP Database, China Biomedical Database) were manually searched for literature published from dates of the inception of the databases to December 23rd, 2023. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture combined with PFMT vs PFMT for female SUI were included. Relevant literature was screened, and the data of the included studies were extracted according to the risk of bias tool for qual

SUBMITTER: Xiao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12643629 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature