NCT06639399

Effect of Different Acupuncture Schemes for Postoperative Urinary Retention in Cervical Cancer Patients

Effect of Acupuncture at Different Combinations of Acupoints for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Radical Hysterectomy of Cervical Cancer: a Retrospective Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 73 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lu Chao · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a retrospective cohort study using a paired control design. We will review the patients of PUR after cervical cancer surgery who went to the acupuncture department and the urinary retention department in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from October 2020 to August 2024, and 73 patients met the screening criteria. All patients provided written informed consent. The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of acupuncture at different combinations of acupoints for postoperative urinary retention (PUR) after radical hysterectomy of cervical cancer. All outcome-measures data were obtained from past medical records. It is an observational study rather than an intervention study. 73 patients met the screening criteria. They will be assigned into two groups according to the treatment scheme of acupoints combination for acupuncture: Group A (37 cases) and Group B (36 cases).

Conditions

• Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Patients received acupuncture treatment at the lumbosacral region, all acupoints belong to the bladder meridian, including Shenshu (BL23), Pangguangshu (BL28), Ciliao (BL32), Huiyang (BL35), and Zhibian (BL54) selected bilaterally. Electroacupuncture (EA) was applied to the BL32 and BL54 acupoints at a frequency of 2/100Hz. Each treatment lasting for 30 minutes. Patients received five acupuncture treatments per week for two consecutive weeks
OTHER	Acupuncture	Patients received acupuncture treatment using a comprehensive acupoint combination scheme. In addition to the acupoints used in Group A, the following acupoints were added: Qihai (RN6), Guanyuan (RN4), Zhongji (RN3), Shuidao (ST28), Yinglingquan (S9), and Sanyinjiao (SP6). The acupuncture and EA procedure for the lumbosacral acupoints was the same as in Group A. After 30 minutes of treatment, abdominal and lower limb acupoints were selected for an additional 30 minutes treatment.Each treatment lasting for 60 minutes.Patients received five acupuncture treatments per week for two consecutive weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-10-31
• Completion: 2025-10-31
• First posted: 2024-10-15
• Last updated: 2026-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China