Efficacy and Safety Study of Electroacupuncture for Simple Female Stress Urinary incontinence-a Multicenter Trial

The Efficacy and Safety Study of Electro-acupuncture for Simple Female Stress Urinary Incontinence- a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture （EA） for simple female stress urinary incontinence.

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common disease of female. The inconvenience caused by SUI affects the patients' quality of life and health seriously. To date, there has not specific therapy on SUI. Former research showed acupuncture may work for SUI. This multi-center randomized controlled clinical trial of acupuncture for simple female stress urinary incontinence is designed to confirm the efficacy and safety of EA. This project is conducted by Chinese researchers, supported by the Chinese Government. The research result is expected to provide high quality evidence of EA for simple female stress urinary incontinence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meet the diagnosis of Simple female stress urinary incontinence
• 40-75 years old
• Volunteered to join this research and signed the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• urge urinary incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence, overflow urinary incontinence, etc
• After operation for urinary incontinence or pelvic floor operation
• Edeoptosis≥Degree 2
• Symptomatic urinary tract infection
• RUV>30ml
• Qmax<20ml/s
• Constrained movement of walking, stairs climbing, running
• Patients with continuous treatment for stress urinary incontinence or medicine for bladder function
• With serious cardiovascular, cerebral, liver, kidney, or psychiatric disease, diabetes, MSA, Injury of cauda equine, myeleterosis.
• During pregnancy or lactation period
• With cardiac pacemaker, Metal allergy or severe needle phobia