Acupuncture for Catheter-Related-Bladder Discomfort After Transurethral Surgery

Efficacy of Acupuncture on Catheter-Related-Bladder Discomfort After Transurethral Surgery： A Random Control Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating catheter-related-bladder discomfort in adults after bladder outlet obstruction surgery.

This randomized, controlled trial is aimed to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of catheter-related-bladder discomfort (CRBD) in adults after bladder outlet obstruction surgery. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to acupuncture or sham acupuncture.

To minimize the evaluation bias, the outcome assessors and statisticians will be masked to treatment allocation besides participants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18-75 years old, signed informed consent
• Clinical diagnosis of bladder neck obstruction or benign prostatic obstruction
• Transurethral holmium laser resection of the prostate/transurethral cystoscopy posterior urethral decompression of the bladder neck was planned

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing lower urinary tract surgery due to other diseases
• Complicated with urinary tract infection, urinary calculi, urethral stricture, neurogenic bladder, chronic interstitial cystitis
• Receiving treatment for other medical conditions that may affect bladder function
• Patients with severe heart, lung, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system and mental diseases
• Patients with contraindications to acupuncture treatment or fear acupuncture treatment