The Efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Urination Disorders after Stroke

Completed

Conditions: Stroke
Circulatory System
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

Registration Number: ISRCTN97151578

Lead Sponsor: Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (China)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

1. Stroke Patients diagnosed according to criteria of cerebral arterial thrombosis in Western medicine and the criteria of apoplexy in Chinese medicine
2. Inpatients who suffered a stroke in the previous 4-24 weeks
3. Male or female, aged 40-70
4. Fit the description for the syndrome of deficiency of kidney-yang or the syndrome of deficiency of qi
5. Urination disorders occuring after the stroke, and the patients' condition is stable
5.1. Patients that suffer from urinary incontinence; or
5.2. No urinary incontinence but with serious urgency of urination and increased urinary frequency
6. Patients with no disorder of consciousness, no barriers to communication
7. Patients with normal cognitive function

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with severe primary diseases of the cardiovascular system, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, psychopathy or late stage tumor
2. Patients with chronic retention of urine, urinary incontinence, urgency of urination and high frequency of urination before the stroke
3. Patients suffering from chronic urinary infection
4. Patients suffering from serious anepia, difficulty communicating or severe cognitive disorder which may result in urination disorder
5. Female with stress incontinence

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of incontinence and normal micturition episodes in 72 hours. Assessed by a micturition diary over 4 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Questionnaire of Overactive bladder (OAB) and incontinence at 4 weeks<br>2. Urinary incontinence grade score at 4 weeks<br>3. Quality of life assessment (Barthel Index) at 4 weeks