HUANG Qiang, LI Chunning, XIE Hongyu, et al. Jiuci renmai therapy combined with bladder function training for post-stroke neurogenic bladder: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1427-1433. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250302-0001.
DOI:
HUANG Qiang, LI Chunning, XIE Hongyu, et al. Jiuci renmai therapy combined with bladder function training for post-stroke neurogenic bladder: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1427-1433. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250302-0001.DOI:
Jiuci renmai therapy combined with bladder function training for post-stroke neurogenic bladder: a randomized controlled trial
therapy (moxibustion and acupuncture on the conception vessel) combined with bladder function training in treatment of post-stroke neurogenic bladder (PSNB).
Methods
2
Sixty patients with PSNB were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group
30 cases in each group. On the basis of conventional treatment with western medication
bladder function training was delivered in the control group
once a day for 4 weeks. In the observation group
Jiuci renmai
therapy was supplemented besides the regimen as the control group. The main acupoints were Guanyuan (CV4)
Zhongji (CV3)
Qihai (CV6) and Qugu (CV2); and the supplementary acupoints were Henggu (KI11)
Zhongwan (CV12)
Xiawan (CV10) and Shuifen (CV9). Warm needling and moxibustion were operated
once every other day
for 4 weeks. Separately
before treatment and in 2 and 4
weeks of treatment
the urodynamic parameters were detected in the two groups
including maximal urine flow rate (Qmax)
maximal detrusor pressure (PdetQmax)
residual urine volume (RUV)
maximal bladder capacity in the filling phase (MCC)
and maximal intravesical pressure in the voiding phase (Pvesmax); the voiding parameters (the average daily number of micturition
urinary leakage episodes
and single voiding volume) were recorded; neurogenic bladder symptom score (NBSS)
lower urinary tract symptom score (LUTS) and the score of quality of life scale for incontinence of urine (I-QoL) were evaluated
as well as the clinical effect and safety in the two groups.
Results
2
In 2 and 4 weeks of treatment
Qmax
PdetQmax
MCC
Pvesmax
and average daily single voiding volume were increased compared with the levels before treatment in each group (
P
<
0.05)
and the above indexes in the observation group were higher than those of the control group (
P
<
0.05). RUV
the average daily number of micturition
urinary leakage episode
NBSS and LUTS scores of the two groups were reduced in comparison with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05 )
and these indexes in the observation group were lower than those of the control group (
P
<
0.05). In 4 weeks of treatment
the average urinary leakage episode was reduced largely in comparison with the control group (
P
<
0.05); and the improvement in RUV for the patients with retention of urine in the observation group was superior to the control group (
P
<
0.05). In 4 weeks of treatment
the score of each dimension in I-QoL and the total score were elevated compared with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.05)
and the scores in the observation were higher when compared with the control group (
P
<
0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 90.0% (27/30) which was higher than 70.0% (21/30
) of the control group (
P
<
0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions was 3.3% (1/30) in the observation group
which was not significantly different from that in the control group [10.0% (3/30)
P
>
0.05
]
.
Conclusion
2
The combination of
Jiuci renmai
therapy and bladder function training can effectively alleviate clinical symptoms
recover bladder voiding function
and improve the quality of life in the patients with PSNB
presenting the favorable safety profile in treatment.