Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Electroacupuncture involving the lumbosacral region may be effective for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), but evidence is limited.

Objective

To assess the effect of electroacupuncture vs sham electroacupuncture for women with SUI.

Design, setting, and participants

Multicenter, randomized clinical trial conducted at 12 hospitals in China and enrolling 504 women with SUI between October 2013 and May 2015, with data collection completed in December 2015.

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive 18 sessions (over 6 weeks) of electroacupuncture involving the lumbosacral region (n = 252) or sham electroacupuncture (n = 252) with no skin penetration on sham acupoints.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outco

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815072 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature