Objective: To observe effect of "Zhibian (BL 54) through Shuidao (ST 28)" acupuncture for quality of life of female patients with stress urinary incontinence.
Methods: A total of 90 female patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The patients in the observation group were treated with "Zhibian (BL 54) through Shuidao (ST 28)" acupuncture method, and the patients in the control group were treated with non-permeable sham acupuncture at Zhibian (BL 54). The needles were retained for 30 min in both groups, once a day, and the treatment was totally given 10 times. The score of urinary incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QOL) was recorded before and after treatment and during the follow-up 1 month after treatment in the two groups, and the 1 h urine pad test and the 72 h urination diary card were used to evaluate the 1 h urine leakage and the 24 h urine leakage frequency of the two groups.
Results: After treatment and during follow-up, the I-QOL scores in the observation group were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05), and were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment and during follow-up, the 1 h urine leakage and the 24 h urine leakage frequency in the observation group were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and less than those in the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Acupuncture of "Zhibian (BL 54) through Shuidao (ST 28)" can improve the quality of life of female patients with stress urinary incontinence, and improve the volume and frequency of urine leakage.
目的：观察“秩边透水道”针法对女性压力性尿失禁患者生活质量的影响。方法：将90例女性压力性尿失禁患者随机分为观察组和对照组，每组45例。观察组采用“秩边透水道”针法，对照组采用不透皮假针刺秩边，两组均留针30 min，每日1次，共治疗10次。于治疗前后及治疗后1个月随访时记录两组患者尿失禁生活质量问卷（I-QOL）评分，分别采用1 h尿垫试验及72 h排尿日记卡评估两组患者1 h漏尿量及24 h漏尿次数。结果：治疗后及随访时观察组患者I-QOL评分均较治疗前升高（P<0.05），且明显高于对照组（P<0.05）；治疗后及随访时观察组患者1 h漏尿量及24 h漏尿次数均较治疗前减少（P<0.05），且少于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：“秩边透水道”针法能提高女性压力性尿失禁患者生活质量，改善其漏尿量及漏尿次数。.
Keywords: acupuncture of "Zhibian (BL 54) through Shuidao (ST 28)"; quality of life; randomized controlled trial (RCT); stress urinary incontinence.