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Acupuncture for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Hemorrhoidectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT05898919 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2023-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of acute postoperative urinary retention.

Clinical question:

Is acupuncture efficacious for postoperative urinary retention after hemorrhoidectomy compared with sham acupuncture and neostigmine.

Study design:

The participants who undergo hemorrhoidectomy and report postoperative urinary retention will receive one session of acupuncture or sham acupuncture or one injection of 1-mg neostigmine. The primary outcome was the time to first urination after surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Postoperative Urinary Retention

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a technique that inserts a needle into the acupuncture point to treat a condition. In this trial, we will use acupuncture to treat postoperative urinary retention.

OTHER

Sham acupuncture

Participants will receive sham acupuncture at sham points.

DRUG

Neostigmine Injectable Product

Neostigmine was injected once after postoperative urinary retention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Min Chen, MD · Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-25
Completion
2023-07-06

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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