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Chinese Herbal Therapy Combined With Acupuncture for Female Mixed Urinary Incontinence

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Urinary Incontinence
Interventions
Combination Product: Chinese herb & acupuncture
Combination Product: Placebo & acupuncture
Combination Product: Chinese herb & sham acupuncture
Other: Placebo & sham acupuncture
Registration Number
NCT03450902
Lead Sponsor
Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether combination therapy with Chinese herbal formula, Yiqi Suoquan granule, and acupuncture is effective in the treatment of female mixed urinary incontinence.

Detailed Description

This factorial, randomized, controlled trial is aimed to assess the effectiveness of combination therapy with Chinese herbal formula, Yiqi Suoquan granule, and acupuncture in the treatment of female mixed urinary incontinence (MUI). Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to receiving combination therapy with Yiqi Suoquan granule and acupuncture, Yiqi Suoquan ganule plus sham acupuncture, placebo plus acupuncture, or placebo plus sham acupuncture.

To minimize the evaluation bias, the outcome assessors and statisticians will be masked to treatment allocation besides participants.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
136
Inclusion Criteria
  • (1) female, leaking with urgency and with physical activity, coughing or sneezing (MUI) for more than 1 year; (2) recorded more than 1 incontinent episode per 24 hours in their bladder diary
Exclusion Criteria
  • (1) with acute urinary tract infection; (2) with bladder outlet obstruction, (3) with neurogenic bladder (4) with interstitial cystitis, (5) with pelvic organ prolapse more than stage 2 (6) previous anti-incontinence surgery or a post-void residual urine volume more than 100 mL.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Chinese herb & acupuncturePlacebo & acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive acupuncture.
Placebo & sham acupunctureChinese herb & sham acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Chinese herb & sham acupuncturePlacebo & acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Chinese herb & sham acupunctureChinese herb & acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Placebo & acupuncturePlacebo & sham acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive acupuncture.
Placebo & sham acupunctureChinese herb & acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Chinese herb & acupunctureChinese herb & sham acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive acupuncture.
Chinese herb & acupuncturePlacebo & sham acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive acupuncture.
Placebo & acupunctureChinese herb & sham acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive acupuncture.
Chinese herb & sham acupuncturePlacebo & sham acupunctureParticipants will take Yiqi Suoquan granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Placebo & acupunctureChinese herb & acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive acupuncture.
Placebo & sham acupuncturePlacebo & acupunctureParticipants will take placebo granule and receive sham acupuncture.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in incontinence episode per 24 h8 week (post-treatment) and 12 week (follow-up)

assessed by 72 h bladder diary

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
proportion of participants with more than 50% improvement in incontinence episodes per 24h8 week (post-treatment)

assessed by 72 h bladder diary

Change in I-QOL questionnaire8 week (post-treatment) and 12 week (follow-up)

assessed by I-QOL questionnaire

Change in ICIQ-SF questionnaire8 week (post-treatment) and 12 week (follow-up)

assessed by ICIQ-SF questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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