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| Acupuncture and the treatment of irritative bladder symptoms |
| Kelleher CJ, Filshie J, Burton G, Khullar V, Cardozo LD |
| Acupuncture in Medicine 1994;12(1):9-12 |
| clinical trial |
| 5/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
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The conventional management of irritative bladder symptoms namely urgency, urge incontinence, frequency and nocturia, with anticholinergic medication is limited by the side effects of the treatment. Acupuncture is shown to be as effective in the management of irritative bladder symptoms as conventional anticholinergic therapy, with few side effects and high degree of patient acceptability and compliance.
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