Chinese Herbal Therapy Combined With Acupuncture for Female Mixed Urinary Incontinence

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.

Conditions

• Urinary Incontinence

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Chinese herb & acupuncture

Participants will take Chinese herbal formula, Yiqi Suoquan granule, which is composed of Radix Astragali 30 g, Radix Codonopsis pilosula 10g, Radix Angelica sinensis 10g, Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae 10g, Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae 10g, Radix Lindera aggregata 6g, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 10g, pericarpium citri reticulatae 10g, Rhizoma Cimicifuga 10g, Radix Bupleuri 10g, Fructus Rubi 15g, and Semen raphani 10g and prepared by the Department of Pharmacy, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Besides, Participants will receive acupuncture, three times a week. The selected acupoints include bilateral BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36.

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Chinese herb & sham acupuncture

Participants will take Chinese herbal formula, Yiqi Suoquan granule, which is composed of Radix Astragali 30 g, Radix Codonopsis pilosula 10g, Radix Angelica sinensis 10g, Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae 10g, Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae 10g, Radix Lindera aggregata 6g, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 10g, pericarpium citri reticulatae 10g, Rhizoma Cimicifuga 10g, Radix Bupleuri 10g, Fructus Rubi 15g, and Semen raphani 10g and prepared by the Department of Pharmacy, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Besides, Participants will receive sham acupuncture, three times a week. The sham BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36, which are 25 mm outward to BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36, will be inserted with a depth of 2 to 3 mm.

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Placebo & acupuncture

Participants will take Chinese herbal placebo which is prepared by the Department of Pharmacy, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Besides, Participants will receive acupuncture, three times a week. The selected acupoints include bilateral BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36.

OTHER

Placebo & sham acupuncture

Participants will take Chinese herbal placebo which is prepared by the Department of Pharmacy, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Besides, Participants will receive sham acupuncture, three times a week. The sham BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36, which are 25 mm outward to BL33, BL35, SP6, and ST36, will be inserted with a depth of 2 to 3 mm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ran Pang, MD · Guang'anmen hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-03-14

Primary Completion

2021-04-18

Completion

2021-04-18

Countries

• China

Study Locations