Electroacupuncture for the Prevention of Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Women (NCT07507851) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Electroacupuncture for the Prevention of Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Women
China312 participantsStarted 2026-04
Plain-language summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if electroacupuncture works to prevent recurrent lower urinary tract infections in female patients. It will also learn about the safety of electroacupuncture. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Does electroacupuncture reduce the attacks of acute recurrent urinary tract infections in women?
2. What medical problems do participants have when taking electroacupuncture?
Researchers will compare electroacupuncture to sham electroacupuncture to assess if electroacupuncture works to prevent recurrent lower urinary tract infections.
Participants will:
1. Take electroacupuncture or sham electroacupuncture for 30 minutes per session over a 6-month period. During the first month, treatment was administered 3 times weekly (once every other day); the second month, 2 times weekly (once every 2-3 days); and the 3-6 month, once monthly.
2. Visit the hospital at the end of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th months for follow-up evaluations.
3. Keep a diary of their symptoms and the number of times they use an antibiotic.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Female patients aged 18-75 years;
✓. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for recurrent lower urinary tract infections;
✓. No acute lower urinary tract infections at enrollment;
✓. Voluntary participation in this trial and signed informed consent. Only patients who meet all the above inclusion criteria can be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria
✕. Currently receiving prophylactic antibiotics for lower urinary tract infection;
✕. Complicated or neurogenic genitourinary disorders, such as spinal cord injury, cauda equina injury, active pelvic inflammatory disease, active vaginitis, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis;
✕. Requiring urinary catheterization;
✕. HIV infection, long-term use of immunosuppressants, infection with multidrug-resistant organisms, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus;
What they're measuring
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Proportion of participants with no acute lower urinary tract infection
Timeframe: At the end of the post-randomization 6-month