Evaluating electroacupuncture for bladder pain syndrome

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in treating bladder pain syndrome (BPS) through a randomized controlled design. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: medication, electroacupuncture, or sham acupuncture, with a 1:2:1 allocation ratio. The study will involve a 4-week treatment phase followed by a 4-week follow-up, during which outcomes will be evaluated at multiple time points. The trial will utilize fMRI to analyze brain activity related to symptom relief, while ensuring blinding for outcome assessors and statisticians to minimize bias.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 ≤ age ≤70 years, male or female;
* Must fulfill the first and the second diagnostic criteria;
* 30 mm≤ VAS score ≤80mm;
* Participants can fully understand the study protocol and a written informed consent is signed.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with previous bladder stones or other space-occupying lesions;
* Previous positive urine culture or significant abnormal urine routine;
* Significant organic lesions of genitourinary system and pelvic organs;
* Patients suffer from severe primary diseases such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, liver and kidney, or patients cannot receive EA treatment due to any reasons;
* People with heart stents and other metallic substances in their bodies;
* Women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, breast-feeding or allergic to study drugs;
* Patients have participated in other clinical trials within the last 3 months.

Where it's running

• The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
  Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Yuanyuan Wu, PHD
• Email: runnaway@126.com
• Phone: 0571-88393504

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.