Clinical trial · Interventional
Electroacupuncture and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence
The Effects of Combination Therapy With Electroacupuncture and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Stress Urinary Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the effects of combined electroacupuncture with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) versus PFMT alone in the treatment of involuntary urine leakage following prostate removal procedure due to prostate cancer. The main goal is to determine that whether adding electroacupuncture to PFMT provides extra benefits in relieving urinary leakage and improves patients' quality of life. All participants will be required to perform daily PFMT for 6 weeks using uniformed standards. During the meantime, those assigned to the experimental group will additionally receive electroacupuncture three times per week for 6 weeks, while those in control group will receive sham treatment with same duration. Researchers will compare the urine leakage severity between the two groups to see if adding electroacupuncture can facilitate the recovery of symptom.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stress Urinary Incontinence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electroacupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pelvic floor muscle training | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sham electroacupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Electroacupuncture plus pelvic floor muscle training
- description
- Participants in this arm will receive pelvic floor muscle training using unified standards, and electroacupuncture therapy for 6 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pelvic floor muscle training
- Other: Electroacupuncture
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Sham electroacupuncture plus pelvic floor muscle training
- description
- Participants in this arm will receive pelvic floor muscle training using the same approach as that in experimental group, and sham electroacupuncture for 6 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pelvic floor muscle training
- Other: Sham electroacupuncture
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients present stress urinary incontinence 6 weeks after radical prostatectomy * Aged between 45-80 years * With an urine leakage amount over 1g measured by the one-hour pad test * Participate voluntarily with signed the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * The existence of stress urinary incontinence symptoms before the surgery * Urine leakage due to urgency incontinence, voiding dysfunction, nocturnal enuresis and fistula * Known history of radiation therapy to the pelvic region * Evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis * Those who have already underwent treatment for stress urinary incontinence * Patients with hemorrhagic disease or hemorrhagic tendency * The presence of ulcer, abscess and skin infection at locations of target acupoints * With histories of cardiac pacemaker, intravascular stent and metal allergy * With poor health conditions due to coexisting of acute comorbidities of the heart, brain, lung and kidney * Those who refuse to sign the informed consent and unable to comply with the study protocol
References
Publications (6)
- BACKGROUNDTang K, Su T, Fu L, Chen Z, Liu G, Hou W, Ming S, Song Q, Feng S, Liu X, Wang R, Liu B, Chen Y. Effect of Electroacupuncture Added to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Mar;9(2):352-360. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.10.005. Epub 2022 Oct 26. PMID 36420937
- BACKGROUNDLiu Z, Liu Y, Xu H, He L, Chen Y, Fu L, Li N, Lu Y, Su T, Sun J, Wang J, Yue Z, Zhang W, Zhao J, Zhou Z, Wu J, Zhou K, Ai Y, Zhou J, Pang R, Wang Y, Qin Z, Yan S, Li H, Luo L, Liu B. Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 Jun 27;317(24):2493-2501. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.7220. PMID 28655016
- BACKGROUNDSu T, Zhou J, Liu Z, Chen Y, Zhang W, Chu H, Luo Q, Lu J, An J, Liu B. The efficacy of electroacupuncture for the treatment of simple female stress urinary incontinence - comparison with pelvic floor muscle training: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Feb 8;16:45. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0560-1. PMID 25887231
- BACKGROUNDGeraerts I, Van Poppel H, Devoogdt N, Joniau S, Van Cleynenbreugel B, De Groef A, Van Kampen M. Influence of preoperative and postoperative pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) compared with postoperative PFMT on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled trial. Eur Urol. 2013 Nov;64(5):766-72. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.01.013. Epub 2013 Jan 21. PMID 23357349
- BACKGROUNDRibeiro LH, Prota C, Gomes CM, de Bessa J Jr, Boldarine MP, Dall'Oglio MF, Bruschini H, Srougi M. Long-term effect of early postoperative pelvic floor biofeedback on continence in men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. J Urol. 2010 Sep;184(3):1034-9. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.05.040. PMID 20643454
- DERIVEDBi X, Chen Y, Wu R, Gao W, Fan Q, Wang S, Pan J, Xue W, Song QX, Tang K. The effects of combination therapy with electroacupuncture and pelvic floor muscle exercise on stress urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy: the protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Front Surg. 2025 Dec 16;12:1490210. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1490210. eCollection 2025.