Comparison of efficacy and safety between electroacupuncture at 'four sacral points' and conventional electroacupuncture for the treatment of urinary incontinence after stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Electroacupuncture at 'four sacral points', also known as electrical pudendal nerve stimulation therapy, combines the advantages of pudendal nerve neuromodulation and the technique of deep insertion of long acupuncture needles. It has been used to treat stress urinary incontinence, female urgency-frequency syndrome, idiopathic urgency urinary incontinence and neurological bladders in previous studies. Here, we describe the protocol for a randomised controlled trial for evaluation of the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture at 'four sacral points' for the management of urinary incontinence after stroke.

Methods and analysis

This is an open-label randomised controlled trial with blinded assessments and analyses. A total of 140 eligible patients will be random

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231555 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature