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
Xiaoyun Bi, Yuelai Chen, Ruoyu Wu, Weijia Gao, Qian Fan, Shengfei Wang, Jiahua Pan, Wei Xue, Qi-Xiang Song, Kangmin Tang · 2025
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Xiaoyun Bi and co-authors set out a trial protocol testing electroacupuncture for leaking urine after prostate removal, in a 2025 paper. Stress incontinence dogs many men after radical prostatectomy, and while pelvic floor exercises help, recovery is slow. Needle stimulation has eased the same problem in women, but male anatomy differs and proof in men is missing.
The planned trial randomizes patients six weeks after surgery to exercises alone or exercises plus real or sham electroacupuncture at standard points. The main yardstick is the change in a one-hour pad test at six weeks, read by a blinded analyst. The authors expect the result to settle whether the added therapy earns a place in recovery programs.
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| CREATOR | Xiaoyun Bi, Yuelai Chen, Ruoyu Wu, Weijia Gao, Qian Fan, Shengfei Wang, Jiahua Pan, Wei Xue, Qi-Xiang Song, Kangmin Tang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |