NCT02472288

Electroacupuncture on Post-stroke Urinary Retention

Multicenter, Randomised Controlled Trial of Electroacupuncture Versus Sham Electroacupuncture for Urinary Retention of Poststroke Patients: a Study Protocol

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kyunghee University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant electroacupuncture therapy for the post-stroke patients with urinary retention under conventional treatments, compared with sham electroacupuncture.

Conditions

• Urinary Retention
• Stroke, Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electroacupuncture (EA)	The EA group receives 10 sessions of EA therapy (5 per a week, 2 weeks). After inserting needles by 5-10 mm (stainless steel, 0.25 mm in diameter and 4.0 mm in length, Dong Bang Acupuncture Inc., Korea) using the Park sham guide tube on the 8 points (BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL34, bilateral sides), de qi response is elicited. The electrical stimulation is then presented for 20 minutes by middle frequency (30 Hz) (STN-111, Stratek, Korea). Conventional treatments (western/traditional herbal medications, rehabilitation, or acupuncture without electro-stimulation for stroke, and western/traditional herbal medications or acupuncture without electro-stimulation for urinary retention) are allowed during the intervention period. The practitioner should have over 1-year clinical experiences.
DEVICE	Sham electroacupuncture	The patients in sham group receive totally 10 sessions of the sham EA (5 sessions per a week, for 2 weeks). Non-penetrating needles of Park sham device are implemented on the bilateral points of BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL34 (total 8 acupoints). Then, the electro-stimulation is presented for 20 minutes by middle frequency (30 Hz) (STN-111, Stratek, Korea), even though the electrical stimulation is not delivered through the skin. Conventional treatments for stroke and urinary retention along with EAT are not eliminated. It is also necessary for the practitioner with more than 1-year experiences on the clinical field.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2015-06-15
• Last updated: 2016-08-31

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: South Korea