Status:
UNKNOWN
The Clinical Effects of Laser Acupuncture Therapy for OAB Women.
Lead Sponsor:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Overactive Bladder
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a syndrome causes urgency, with or without urgent incontinence, daytime frequency and nocturia. Urgency incontinence is more common in older women and may be associated wit...
Detailed Description
The subjects are treated with 7 acupoints which are localized according to WHO standardized acupressure point location guideline. The patients lay in the supine position before treatment and the galli...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women are older than 18 years old.
- Participant is willing to sign the consent.
- Women havea moderate OAB symptoms.
- Total scores of OABSS \> 6 points and the 3rd question of OABSS \> 2 points.
- Not using anticholinergic drugs for more than three weeks.
Exclusion
- Patients with lower urinary tract infection.
- Patients who cannot complete the questionnaire.
- Patients who use Botox to inject bladder and pelvic floor muscles within one year.
- Pregnant patients.
- Patients who continue to have electrical stimulation and acupuncture in the legs, waist and pelvis.
- Patients with vaginal bleeding.
- Other herbal and folklore therapies are being used to improve patients with overactive bladder.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 5 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03829137
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
April 5 2022
Last Update
February 4 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan